# NTSB Accident NYC90FA099
> **GRUMMAN AA-5B** · 1990-04-29 · FREDERICKSBURG, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90FA099
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23008
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-29
- **Location:** FREDERICKSBURG, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.449672, -76.420852
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN
- **Model:** AA-5B
- **Registration:** N74312
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED.   FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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