# NTSB Accident FTW89FA151
> **BELLANCA 17-30A** · 1989-04-17 · JUNCTION, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89FA151
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28092
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-17
- **Location:** JUNCTION, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.479558, -99.770233
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** N8785V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.  THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE WERE FACTORS.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=FTW89FA151) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*