# NTSB Accident CEN12FA098
> **SOCATA TB21** · 2011-12-03 · Silverton, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12FA098
- **Event ID:** 20111204X10458
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-12-03
- **Location:** Silverton, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.826946, -107.675003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SOCATA
- **Model:** TB21
- **Registration:** N25153
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to embark on a flight through forecasted instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his subsequent flight into IMC, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent maneuvering of the airplane in a manner that exceeded the airplane’s structural limits.

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