# NTSB Accident MIA01LA039
> **Robinson R22** · 2000-12-11 · MARATHON, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01LA039
- **Event ID:** 20001218X45442
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-12-11
- **Location:** MARATHON, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.00912, -80.509567
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R22
- **Registration:** N411MJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The certified flight instructors disregard of an FAA weather forecast stating VFR flight not recommended resulting in VFR flight into known instrument flight conditions, loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation, and subsequent in-flight descent and in-flight collision with the Atlantic Ocean.

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