# NTSB Accident NYC08LA008
> **BEECH D55** · 2007-10-07 · St.Croix, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC08LA008
- **Event ID:** 20071025X01653
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-10-07
- **Location:** St.Croix, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.336441, -64.896141
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** D55
- **Registration:** N100UC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into IMC conditions subsequently leading to a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of instrument experience, the weather conditions, and the night lighting conditions.

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