# NTSB Accident CEN23FA190
> **BEECH E-90** · 2023-05-17 · Winslow, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23FA190
- **Event ID:** 20230517174548
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-05-17
- **Location:** Winslow, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.8424, -94.1482
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** E-90
- **Registration:** N522MJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s poor preflight decision to depart into known instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) without a functional autopilot system, which resulted in spatial disorientation and his failure to maintain aircraft control while flying in IMC during the instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-imposed pressure to conduct the flight.

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