# NTSB Accident LAX03FA254
> **Cessna 340A** · 2003-08-09 · Bishop, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03FA254
- **Event ID:** 20030812X01317
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-09
- **Location:** Bishop, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.377498, -118.363609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 340A
- **Registration:** N340DC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's in-flight loss of control due to a Somatogravic illusion and/or spatial disorientation.  Factors in the accident were the dark lighting conditions and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

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