# NTSB Accident CHI02FA034
> **Piper PA-32R-301** · 2001-11-17 · Spearville, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02FA034
- **Event ID:** 20011123X02290
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-11-17
- **Location:** Spearville, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.840961, -99.750625
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301
- **Registration:** N9224X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and his inadvertent flight into known adverse weather conditions.  Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's limited ability to see at night, spatial disorientation, the dark night, and the fog.

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