# NTSB Accident WPR19FA079
> **Cessna 414** · 2019-02-03 · Yorba Linda, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19FA079
- **Event ID:** 20190204X12045
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-02-03
- **Location:** Yorba Linda, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.871944, -117.78666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 414
- **Registration:** N414RS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after entering instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) while climbing due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s design stress limits and subsequent in-flight break-up. Contributing to accident was the pilot's improper decision to conduct the flight under visual flight rules and to continue the flight when conditions deteriorated.

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