# NTSB Accident LAX88FA150
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1988-04-03 · UKIAH, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA150
- **Event ID:** 20001213X25485
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-04-03
- **Location:** UKIAH, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.119064, -123.280708
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N15847
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT IFR EXPERIENCE, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND HIS FAILURE TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION.

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