# NTSB Accident FTW95FA030
> **PIPER PA-28-235** · 1994-10-26 · AURORA, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW95FA030
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02429
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-10-26
- **Location:** AURORA, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.739334, -104.859046
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8954W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE CFI's FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE: A DARK, MOONLESS NIGHT WITH NO VISIBLE HORIZON AND RECENCY OF NIGHT EXPERIENCE BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

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