# NTSB Accident WPR13FA013
> **AEROPRO CZ A240** · 2012-10-15 · Half Moon Bay, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA013
- **Event ID:** 20121016X61509
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-10-15
- **Location:** Half Moon Bay, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.510276, -122.505279
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROPRO CZ
- **Model:** A240
- **Registration:** N72AH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control.

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