# NTSB Accident ANC93FA067
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1992-10-12 · TALKEETNA, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC93FA067
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15791
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-10-12
- **Location:** TALKEETNA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.450462, -149.789169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N16275
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT NIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE DARK NIGHT.

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