# NTSB Accident MIA95FA023
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1994-11-20 · DAYTONA  BEACH, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA95FA023
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02624
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-11-20
- **Location:** DAYTONA  BEACH, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.189613, -81.049324
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N9420J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in instrument flight conditions during an instrument approach, resulting in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented, and a subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in instrument and night flight conditions.

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