# NTSB Accident ERA17FA180
> **BEECH A36TC** · 2017-05-12 · Hopkinsville, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA180
- **Event ID:** 20170512X42326
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-05-12
- **Location:** Hopkinsville, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.926109, -87.608612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A36TC
- **Registration:** N1804E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's overreliance on his limited instrument training.

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