# NTSB Accident ERA13FA275
> **CESSNA 340A** · 2013-06-08 · Boynton Beach, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA275
- **Event ID:** 20130608X41116
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-06-08
- **Location:** Boynton Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.51111, -80.404167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 340A
- **Registration:** N217JP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of situational awareness, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin after he climbed the airplane back into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to continue flight into IMC with malfunctioning flight instrument(s).

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