# NTSB Accident WPR21FA270
> **CESSNA 421C** · 2021-07-13 · Monterey, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR21FA270
- **Event ID:** 20210713103470
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-07-13
- **Location:** Monterey, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.575343, -121.82523
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 421C
- **Registration:** N678SW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control due to spatial disorientation during an instrument departure procedure in instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent instrument flying experience.

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