# NTSB Accident FTW01FA003
> **Beech B19** · 2000-10-12 · UMBARGER, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01FA003
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22148
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-12
- **Location:** UMBARGER, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.89923, -102.129386
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** B19
- **Registration:** N5108R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation.  Contributing factors were the low ceilings, the dark night illumination, the lack of visual cues, and the pilot's lack of instrument flight qualification or experience.

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