# NTSB Accident ERA16FA031
> **FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS** · 2015-11-05 · Queens, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA031
- **Event ID:** 20151104X30605
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-11-05
- **Location:** Queens, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.547222, -73.921386
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH
- **Model:** CTLS
- **Registration:** N622BT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control while maneuvering at low altitude, over water with no visible horizon, in dark night conditions, which resulted in a collision with the water.

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