# NTSB Accident MIA01FA060
> **Piper PA-28R-180** · 2001-01-14 · BETHEL, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01FA060
- **Event ID:** 20010122X00337
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-01-14
- **Location:** BETHEL, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.63639, -77.38639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N3996T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines and the subsequent impact with terrain.  A factor in this accident was:  the pilot's lack of recent instrument flight experience.

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