# NTSB Accident NYC00FA245
> **Piper PA-24-250** · 2000-08-30 · LEXINGTON, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00FA245
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21826
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-30
- **Location:** LEXINGTON, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.779323, -79.43962
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N6411P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions that resulted in spatial disorientation.  A factor in this accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.

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