# NTSB Accident IAD01FA038
> **Piper PA-28-RT201** · 2001-03-20 · Manassas, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD01FA038
- **Event ID:** 20010410X00725
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-03-20
- **Location:** Manassas, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.713611, -77.507499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-RT201
- **Registration:** N2380U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's spatial disorientation due to a night visual illusion.  A factor was the dark night condition.

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