# NTSB Accident ERA17FA066
> **FAIRCHILD SA227** · 2016-12-06 · Camilla, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA066
- **Event ID:** 20161205X33941
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-12-06
- **Location:** Camilla, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.219722, -84.154724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FAIRCHILD
- **Model:** SA227
- **Registration:** N765FA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to initiate and continue the flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted spatial disorientation, a loss of airplane control, and a subsequent in-flight breakup.

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