# NTSB Accident CHI94LA149
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 1994-05-06 · CHAPMAN, NE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94LA149
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01231
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-05-06
- **Location:** CHAPMAN, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.019889, -98.150497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N2938Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY.

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