# NTSB Accident ERA19FA163
> **Guimbal CABRI** · 2019-05-04 · Kent Island, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA163
- **Event ID:** 20190504X45333
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-05-04
- **Location:** Kent Island, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.815834, -76.383056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Guimbal
- **Model:** CABRI
- **Registration:** N572MD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent descent into the water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to conduct the flight at a low altitude without sufficient cues to aid in the perception of attitude and altitude.

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