# NTSB Accident LAX05FA193
> **Mooney M20C** · 2005-06-02 · Van Nuys, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05FA193
- **Event ID:** 20050610X00750
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-06-02
- **Location:** Van Nuys, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.280483, -118.610916
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N6574U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to attempt flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot's loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.   Factors in the accident were haze and low ceilings, the night lighting condition, an undetermined attitude gyro problem, and the pilot's lack of qualification/experience for flight in instrument conditions.

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