# NTSB Accident BFO89FA074
> **BEECH C50** · 1989-08-27 · HAGERSTOWN, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89FA074
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29043
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-27
- **Location:** HAGERSTOWN, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.630023, -77.709938
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** C50
- **Registration:** N4917B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS A RESULT OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER INTENTIONALLY FLYING INTO INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY AND THE OBSCURED WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH EXISTED.

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