# NTSB Accident FTW93FA105
> **PIPER PA-28R-201T** · 1993-03-15 · RADIUM SPRINGS, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW93FA105
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11974
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-03-15
- **Location:** RADIUM SPRINGS, NM, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-201T
- **Registration:** N47402
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S VACUUM SYSTEM. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, SNOW, THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN FLYING IN ACTUAL INTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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