# NTSB Accident ATL05FA142
> **Beech V35B** · 2005-08-08 · Ellijay, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL05FA142
- **Event ID:** 20050901X01351
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-08
- **Location:** Ellijay, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.6175, -84.192497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** V35B
- **Registration:** N1212V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued cruise flight under visual flight rules into known adverse weather, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, and an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.  A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's spatial disorientation.

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