# NTSB Accident BFO89FA069
> **BEECH B50** · 1989-08-23 · CHURCH CREEK, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89FA069
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29042
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-23
- **Location:** CHURCH CREEK, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.500804, -76.14978
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** B50
- **Registration:** N3688B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND PILOT DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.  CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, DARKNESS, AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION.

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