# NTSB Accident CHI05FA260
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2005-09-11 · Wabash, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05FA260
- **Event ID:** 20050915X01473
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-11
- **Location:** Wabash, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.760276, -85.806663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N4032R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's spatial disorientation that resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from terrain.  Factors to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent night experience and the hazy night conditions.

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