# NTSB Accident NYC89LA174
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1989-07-25 · STONINGTON, CT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89LA174
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28968
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-25
- **Location:** STONINGTON, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N29216
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (DARK NIGHT & FOG) AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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