# NTSB Accident BFO94FA066
> **PIPER PA-32R-300** · 1994-04-16 · SALEM, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO94FA066
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01038
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-04-16
- **Location:** SALEM, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.899208, -80.849395
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N8685C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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