# NTSB Accident CEN11FA300
> **Dahlman-Dower Tailwind W-8** · 2011-04-21 · Elk City, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11FA300
- **Event ID:** 20110421X53940
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-04-21
- **Location:** Elk City, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.5, -99.449996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Dahlman-Dower
- **Model:** Tailwind W-8
- **Registration:** N7804C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to attempt flight into instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane that was equipped for flight in visual meteorological conditions only, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disoriented and loss of control of the airplane.

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