# NTSB Accident WPR10FA397
> **AERO COMMANDER 500-B** · 2010-08-11 · Burns, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10FA397
- **Event ID:** 20100811X32223
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-08-11
- **Location:** Burns, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.658611, -118.74472
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERO COMMANDER
- **Model:** 500-B
- **Registration:** N500FV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot's improper decision to continue flight into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane after entering those conditions.

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