# NTSB Accident ERA22LA142
> **VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS** · 2022-02-27 · Big Pine Key, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA142
- **Event ID:** 20220304104722
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-02-27
- **Location:** Big Pine Key, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.9215, -81.5805
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** VANS AIRCRAFT INC
- **Model:** RV-12IS
- **Registration:** N123RR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight and in-flight weather planning and his improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into an area of limited visibility in moderate precipitation, which resulted in a loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation.

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