# NTSB Accident LAX04FA177
> **Piper PA-32R-301T** · 2004-04-04 · Ukiah, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04FA177
- **Event ID:** 20040409X00441
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-04-04
- **Location:** Ukiah, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.122222, -123.199996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301T
- **Registration:** N4130D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot's flight intentional flight into instrument meteorological conditions during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in spatial disorientation, a subsequent loss of aircraft control, and an uncontrolled descent into terrain.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of an instrument rating and a low ceiling.

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