# NTSB Accident MIA01GA070
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2001-02-02 · Marathon, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01GA070
- **Event ID:** 20010207X00413
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-02-02
- **Location:** Marathon, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.902221, -80.934722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N99WD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's lack of recent experience in instrument flight resulting in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented, and subsequent in-flight collision with water while descending.

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