# NTSB Accident MIA94FA098
> **PIPER PA-28R-200** · 1994-03-21 · SARASOTA, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA94FA098
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00947
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-03-21
- **Location:** SARASOTA, FL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N55999
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the pilot(s) to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.  Factors related to the accident were: A malfunction that resulted in a loss of normal radio transmission, and the pilot(s) lack of recent experience in this make and model of airplane.

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