# NTSB Accident LAX98FA305
> **O'NEIL VAN'S RV-3** · 1998-09-26 · ARBUCKLE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA305
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11088
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-26
- **Location:** ARBUCKLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.020679, -122.040832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** O'NEIL
- **Model:** VAN'S RV-3
- **Registration:** N244WW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's attempt to continue VFR flight in instrument conditions, which led to his spatial disorientation and in-flight loss of aircraft control, and, resulted in a pilot-induced overload failure of the airframe.  The pilot's use of quinine may have been a factor in this accident.

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