2 fatal · HINTON PAUL M RV 4 · 2015-12-18 · Greenville, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA16FA074
Event ID
20151218X21206
Type
Accident
Date
2015-12-18
Location
Greenville, FL, USA
Coordinates
30.354166, -83.610832
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
HINTON PAUL M
Model
RV 4
Registration
N77BP
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to initiate the flight into known adverse weather conditions, in an airplane that was not approved for instrument flight, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and his subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control.