# NTSB Accident ERA19FA191
> **Agusta A109** · 2019-06-10 · New York, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA191
- **Event ID:** 20190610X53445
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-06-10
- **Location:** New York, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.761665, -73.981941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Agusta
- **Model:** A109
- **Registration:** N200BK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to initiate the flight into marginal visual flight rules and instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of control.

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