# NTSB Accident NYC96FA182
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1996-09-07 · FRANKFORD TWNSP, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96FA182
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06796
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-07
- **Location:** FRANKFORD TWNSP, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N422FL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation by not obtaining a preflight weather briefing, his VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft after becoming spatial disoriented.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the type of operation (night and actual instrument flight conditions).

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