# NTSB Accident CHI04FA069
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 2004-02-17 · Rich Hill, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04FA069
- **Event ID:** 20040219X00206
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-02-17
- **Location:** Rich Hill, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.044445, -94.267776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N7876W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Spatial disorientation experienced by the non-instrument rated pilot due to a lack of visual references and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the aircraft.  Contributing factors were the pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather conditions, the overcast cloud layer, low lighting conditions (night) and fog.

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