# NTSB Accident MKC89FA159
> **CESSNA U206** · 1989-07-01 · PETTIGREW, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89FA159
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28921
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-01
- **Location:** PETTIGREW, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.819107, -93.590965
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 6
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** U206
- **Registration:** N5304U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.  FACTORS RELATED THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, HIGH TERRAIN, THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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