# NTSB Accident FTW88FA164
> **PIPER PA-28R-201T** · 1988-09-18 · OKMULGEE, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW88FA164
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26833
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-09-18
- **Location:** OKMULGEE, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.629116, -95.949096
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-201T
- **Registration:** N47806
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF ADVERSE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS, HEAVY PRECIPITATION, AND TURBULENCE. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED VERTIGO AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SUSTAINED AN INFIGHT BREAKUP AT A HIGH ALTITUDE.

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