# NTSB Accident ATL92FA102
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 1992-05-15 · GREENVILLE, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL92FA102
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14556
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-05-15
- **Location:** GREENVILLE, NC, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 6
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N2259T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE TO MAKE THE FLIGHT, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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