# NTSB Accident ANC90FA039
> **PIPER PA-32-301** · 1990-03-16 · ALMAUTLAK, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC90FA039
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22640
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-03-16
- **Location:** ALMAUTLAK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.809448, -161.850738
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-301
- **Registration:** N8290T
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT THE TIME WERE FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT.

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