# NTSB Accident CEN14FA437
> **LANCAIR COMPANY LC 40 550FG** · 2014-08-17 · Ranger, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14FA437
- **Event ID:** 20140817X30234
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-08-17
- **Location:** Ranger, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.444168, -98.591392
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LANCAIR COMPANY
- **Model:** LC 40 550FG
- **Registration:** N6500Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of airplane control shortly after takeoff as a result of spatial disorientation due to dark night conditions, the pilot's low overall night and instrument flight time, and his lack of recent night flights.

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