# NTSB Accident MIA05FA008
> **Eurocopter Deutschland BO-105 CBS5** · 2004-10-20 · Santa Rosa Bch, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA05FA008
- **Event ID:** 20041025X01691
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-20
- **Location:** Santa Rosa Bch, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.418056, -86.147781
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter Deutschland
- **Model:** BO-105 CBS5
- **Registration:** N916SH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's spatial disorientation and in-flight loss of control of the helicopter after encountering night instrument meteorological conditions resulting in  collision with water during the resultant uncontrolled descent.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt the flight when instrument meteorological conditions were forecasted for the area.

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