Dec 17, 2003
Accident
Substantial Okeechobee, FL
Injuries3 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and experienced spatial disorientation, loss of aircraft control, and in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to follow company procedures, total lack of instrument flight time, and a dark night.
NTSB ATL04LA055