# NTSB Accident CHI96FA049
> **Piper PA-32R-301T** · 1995-12-12 · PARKER, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA049
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04965
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-12-12
- **Location:** PARKER, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.320678, -94.989936
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301T
- **Registration:** N14BA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to a drug (cocaine); his improper in-flight decision to continue flight over an overcast condition and then to descend into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC); his failure to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation, after entering clouds; and his exceeding the design/stress limits of the airplane.  Factors relating to the accident were: the weather conditions, the pilot's lack of instrument experience, and the pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability.

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