# NTSB Accident LAX98FA282
> **Simons LANCAIR 235** · 1998-09-04 · LLANO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA282
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11085
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-04
- **Location:** LLANO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.490142, -117.769935
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Simons
- **Model:** LANCAIR 235
- **Registration:** N1142W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions , which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of aircraft control.

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