# NTSB Accident ATL89FA065
> **MITSUBISHI MU-2B** · 1989-01-02 · MANSFIELD, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89FA065
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27525
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-02
- **Location:** MANSFIELD, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.780181, -82.529747
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** MU-2B
- **Registration:** N500V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AT ABOUT THE TIME HE WAS CHANGING RADIO FREQUENCIES DURING AN IFR APPROACH.

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