# NTSB Accident MIA95FA145
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 1995-06-07 · GAINESVILLE, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA95FA145
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03765
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-06-07
- **Location:** GAINESVILLE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.670228, -82.329261
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 6
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N41481
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER CONTINUING THE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DARK NIGHT THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PILOT'S SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, THE FAILURE OF THE FSS WEATHER OBSERVER TO INFORM THE IN-FLIGHT SPECIALIST AND CENTER CONTROLLER THAT THE AIRPORT WAS UNDER IFR CONDITIONS, AND THE FAILURE OF THE FSS RELIEF IN-FLIGHT SPECIALIST TO MAKE HIMSELF AWARE OF THE CURRENT OFFICIAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AND TO THEN INFORM THE PILOT.

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