# NTSB Accident CHI02FA088
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2002-03-08 · Niles, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02FA088
- **Event ID:** 20020924X05206
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-03-08
- **Location:** Niles, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.816665, -86.217224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5246T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Flight into known adverse weather conditions by the pilot and the spatial disorientation of pilot.  Contributing factors were the lack of certification by the pilot and the weather conditions.

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