# NTSB Accident ATL92FA020
> **PIPER PA-24** · 1991-11-08 · ENGELHARD, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL92FA020
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18408
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-11-08
- **Location:** ENGELHARD, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.540737, -76.02021
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24
- **Registration:** N7120P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, AND HIS INADVERTENT DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK, NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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