# NTSB Accident ERA20FA060
> **American Aviation AA5** · 2019-12-29 · College Park, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20FA060
- **Event ID:** 20191229X62315
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-12-29
- **Location:** College Park, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.971389, -76.893058
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** American Aviation
- **Model:** AA5
- **Registration:** N26455
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation after entering a climbing turn in instrument meteorological conditions.

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