# NTSB Accident NYC99FA193
> **Piper PA28R-180** · 1999-08-08 · SEVEN SPRINGS, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99FA193
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19612
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-08
- **Location:** SEVEN SPRINGS, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.040973, -79.319656
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28R-180
- **Registration:** N3892T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain a rate of climb after takeoff due to spatial disorientation.  Factors in this accident were low ceilings, fog, and the pilot's lack experience in instrument meteorological conditions.

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