# NTSB Accident ERA12FA438
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20** · 2012-07-11 · Moscow, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA438
- **Event ID:** 20120711X12055
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-11
- **Location:** Moscow, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.056388, -89.38639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR20
- **Registration:** N764RV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation, a loss of airplane control, and subsequent impact with trees and terrain.

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