# NTSB Accident CHI02FA284
> **Pilatus PC-12/45** · 2002-09-14 · Westphalia, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02FA284
- **Event ID:** 20020927X05238
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-14
- **Location:** Westphalia, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.372222, -92.029724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pilatus
- **Model:** PC-12/45
- **Registration:** N451ES
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's spatial disorientation while turning in a cruise climb in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot's loss of aircraft control, and his failure to recover from a resultant tight descending spiral.

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