# NTSB Accident ATL04LA055
> **MBB BK117A3** · 2003-12-17 · Okeechobee, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04LA055
- **Event ID:** 20031219X02060
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-12-17
- **Location:** Okeechobee, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.147222, -80.330558
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MBB
- **Model:** BK117A3
- **Registration:** N911WJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and experienced spatial disorientation, loss of aircraft control, and in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to follow company procedures, total lack of instrument flight time, and a dark night.

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