# NTSB Accident ERA19FA234
> **Cirrus SR22** · 2019-07-24 · Americus, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA234
- **Event ID:** 20190724X13531
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-07-24
- **Location:** Americus, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.136112, -84.194442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cirrus
- **Model:** SR22
- **Registration:** N921CD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to depart in dark instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and pilot-rated passenger’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight and the pilot’s anti-authority attitude.

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