# NTSB Accident BFO94FA017
> **PIPER PA-28RT-201** · 1993-11-24 · RAVENNA, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO94FA017
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13694
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-11-24
- **Location:** RAVENNA, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.15023, -81.240455
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28RT-201
- **Registration:** N8467H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILING, NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND AN INACCURATE ATTITUDE INDICATOR.

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