# NTSB Accident DEN92FA085
> **PIPER PA-32-301T** · 1992-08-17 · KIT CARSON, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN92FA085
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15384
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-08-17
- **Location:** KIT CARSON, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.760459, -102.790649
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-301T
- **Registration:** N8175Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT.  FACTORS WERE:  THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO A LEVEL SIX THUNDERSTORM, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT TIME.

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