# NTSB Accident FTW95FA222
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1995-05-30 · BYERS, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW95FA222
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03443
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-05-30
- **Location:** BYERS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.70943, -104.219825
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N55114
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE THE LOW CEILINGS, THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME.

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