# NTSB Accident CEN19FA177
> **Beech A36** · 2019-06-20 · Elida, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19FA177
- **Event ID:** 20190620X80853
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-06-20
- **Location:** Elida, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.846389, -84.158332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N6150X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight rules flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing was the pilot not obtaining a weather briefing prior to the flight.

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