# NTSB Accident MIA90FA014
> **PIPER PA-28R-200** · 1989-10-18 · ATHENS, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA90FA014
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29645
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-10-18
- **Location:** ATHENS, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.449371, -84.599014
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N5005S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT DESCENDING SPIRAL.  LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION (ACTUAL INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS) WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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