# NTSB Accident MIA00FA118
> **Piper PA-24-260** · 2000-03-27 · Panama City, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00FA118
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20689
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-27
- **Location:** Panama City, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.227777, -85.719718
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-260
- **Registration:** N9204P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot experiencing spatial disorientation while reversing course during a dark night while over water which resul;ted in an in-flight collision with water.  A factor was the dark night lighting conditions.

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