# NTSB Accident WPR22FA026
> **AYRES CORPORATION S-2R** · 2021-11-03 · Shafter, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22FA026
- **Event ID:** 20211103104201
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-11-03
- **Location:** Shafter, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.519039, -119.21833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AYRES CORPORATION
- **Model:** S-2R
- **Registration:** N8960Q
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control.

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