# NTSB Accident NYC99MA178
> **Piper PA-32R-301** · 1999-07-17 · VINEYARD HAVEN, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99MA178
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19354
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-07-17
- **Location:** VINEYARD HAVEN, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301
- **Registration:** N9253N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a descent over water at night, which was a result of spatial disorientation.  Factors in the accident were haze, and the dark night.

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