# NTSB Accident ATL05LA154
> **Samson Seawind 3000** · 2005-08-28 · Wrightsville Bh, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL05LA154
- **Event ID:** 20050901X01353
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-28
- **Location:** Wrightsville Bh, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.254722, -77.738609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Samson
- **Model:** Seawind 3000
- **Registration:** N88PS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper preflight decision to attempt night VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in an inflight encounter with weather and the pilot's subsequent loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.

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