# NTSB Accident ERA16LA003
> **BEECH S35** · 2015-10-07 · Knoxville, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA003
- **Event ID:** 20151007X51551
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-07
- **Location:** Knoxville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.95, -85.854446
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** S35
- **Registration:** N449CT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and his improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in night instrument metrological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent collision with terrain.

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