# NTSB Accident CHI96FA314
> **Piper PA-32R-300** · 1996-08-26 · MEDFORD, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA314
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06429
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-26
- **Location:** MEDFORD, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.170745, -93.239295
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N7133C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation.  Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the (primary) vacuum system and a restriction in the (standby) vacuum system.

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