# NTSB Accident CHI05LA261
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 2005-09-09 · Faulkton, SD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05LA261
- **Event ID:** 20050919X01492
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-09
- **Location:** Faulkton, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.019443, -99.101387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8523W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation during initial climb after takeoff into night instrument meteorological conditions.  Factors were the fog and the dark night.

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