# NTSB Accident IAD05LA137
> **Piper PA-24-260** · 2005-09-18 · Tiffin, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD05LA137
- **Event ID:** 20051004X01568
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-18
- **Location:** Tiffin, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.089721, -83.207496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-260
- **Registration:** N9311P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to takeoff in weather below the published takeoff minimums, which resulted in spatial disorientation and the airplane's collision with trees and terrain.  Factors in the accident were the instrument meteorological conditions, and the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation.

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