# NTSB Accident CHI94FA128
> **PIPER PA-23-250** · 1994-04-04 · ALLIANCE, NE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94FA128
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01067
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-04-04
- **Location:** ALLIANCE, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.100666, -102.869079
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N5399Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND INADVERTANT ENTRY INTO A SPIRAL DIVE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF BLOWING SNOW AND TURBULENCE.

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