# NTSB Accident CEN22FA096
> **BEECH 58** · 2022-01-09 · Defiance, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN22FA096
- **Event ID:** 20220109104504
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-01-09
- **Location:** Defiance, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.679489, -90.882436
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 58
- **Registration:** N585CK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of airplane control while flying in night instrument conditions due to spatial disorientation and the flight crew’s inability to recover from an unusual airplane attitude.

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