# NTSB Accident CHI91FA033
> **CESSNA 150K** · 1990-11-26 · VALLEY CENTER, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI91FA033
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24588
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-11-26
- **Location:** VALLEY CENTER, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.829048, -97.370246
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150K
- **Registration:** N6026G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

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

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