# NTSB Accident WPR11FA256
> **BELLANCA 17-31ATC** · 2011-06-11 · Ukiah, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR11FA256
- **Event ID:** 20110612X95019
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-06-11
- **Location:** Ukiah, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.083332, -118.666664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 17-31ATC
- **Registration:** N79BF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct a visual flight rules flight over mountainous terrain into a region covered by clouds, which likely resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control.

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