# NTSB Accident ERA17FA241
> **EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA 300/L** · 2017-07-13 · Winchester, NH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA241
- **Event ID:** 20170713X80638
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-13
- **Location:** Winchester, NH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.739444, -72.386108
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH
- **Model:** EA 300/L
- **Registration:** N210MX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and collision with terrain.  Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the flight in order to attend the aerobatic competition.

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