# NTSB Accident DFW07FA149
> **SOCATA TB-20** · 2007-07-06 · Groesbeck, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW07FA149
- **Event ID:** 20070716X00943
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-07-06
- **Location:** Groesbeck, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.475, -96.643608
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SOCATA
- **Model:** TB-20
- **Registration:** N2801W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation.  Contributing factors were the pilot's perceived need to fly to home station and his lack of flight experience in actual instrument meteorological conditions.

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