# NTSB Accident ERA17FA074
> **INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGIES INC EPIC LT** · 2016-12-27 · Port Orange, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA074
- **Event ID:** 20161227X85755
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-12-27
- **Location:** Port Orange, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.080278, -81.046669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
- **Model:** EPIC LT
- **Registration:** N669WR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to fly a stabilized approach consistent with the published instrument approach procedure.

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