# NTSB Accident DFW08FA056
> **AERO COMMANDER 500B** · 2008-01-17 · Tulsa, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW08FA056
- **Event ID:** 20080129X00119
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-01-17
- **Location:** Tulsa, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.225833, -95.889442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERO COMMANDER
- **Model:** 500B
- **Registration:** N712AT
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation and the pilot exceeding the design/stress limits of the aircraft.  Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's reported gyro problem,  the dark night conditions ,  and prevailing instrument meteorological conditions.

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