# NTSB Accident FTW98FA256
> **Eurocopter AS350BA** · 1998-06-05 · LA GLORIA, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA256
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10290
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-05
- **Location:** LA GLORIA, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.580923, -98.5205
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS350BA
- **Registration:** N911VA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.  Contributing factors were the dark night illumination, the lack of visual cues, the pilot's lack of total instrument time, and the pressure induced by the medical emergency to complete the medical evacuation.

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