# NTSB Accident LAX08LA253
> **LONG Lancair ES** · 2008-08-01 · Cliffdell, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08LA253
- **Event ID:** 20080811X01208
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-01
- **Location:** Cliffdell, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.052223, -121.225555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LONG
- **Model:** Lancair ES
- **Registration:** N45EL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight due to spatial disorientation.  Contributing to the accident was turbulence and clouds.

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