# NTSB Accident DEN90FA092
> **PIPER PA-24-250** · 1990-04-15 · WENDOVER, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90FA092
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22893
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-15
- **Location:** WENDOVER, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.600761, -111.959854
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N6401P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE LACK OF SURFACE REFERENCE WHILE TAKING OFF OVER A SPARSELY POPULATED AREA UNDER DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

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