2 fatal · CESSNA 525 · 2016-01-18 · Cedar Fort, UT, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR16FA054
Event ID
20160118X53003
Type
Accident
Date
2016-01-18
Location
Cedar Fort, UT, USA
Coordinates
40.313888, -112.080833
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
525
Registration
N711BX
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation while operating in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's design stress limitations, and a subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reported inflight instrumentation anomaly, the origin of which could not be determined during the investigation.