# NTSB Accident ERA10LA007
> **CASE RICHARD L VAN RV-6** · 2009-10-05 · Magnolia, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10LA007
- **Event ID:** 20091005X51915
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-10-05
- **Location:** Magnolia, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.890556, -78.051666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CASE RICHARD L
- **Model:** VAN RV-6
- **Registration:** N455RC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meterological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight evaluation of the weather.

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