# NTSB Accident NYC92FA161
> **PIPER PA-28R-180** · 1992-08-13 · BRADFORD, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC92FA161
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15485
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-08-13
- **Location:** BRADFORD, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.370861, -77.099365
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N44AE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON IN IMC THAT RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AND HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE ORIENTATION.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON.

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