# NTSB Accident CHI90FA174
> **PIPER PA-32R-301T** · 1990-07-11 · ASHTON, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90FA174
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23624
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-07-11
- **Location:** ASHTON, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.860694, -89.220527
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-301T
- **Registration:** N43515
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, WHILE EN ROUTE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) ON A DARK NIGHT, AND THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER FROM UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  PILOT FATIGUE AND PROBABLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AND/OR AN INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION.

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