# NTSB Accident LAX90FA260
> **BEECH B36TC** · 1990-07-20 · SANTEE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90FA260
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23727
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-07-20
- **Location:** SANTEE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.750537, -117.850311
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** B36TC
- **Registration:** N72035
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT AS A RESULT OF PRESCIPTION MEDICINE.

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