# NTSB Accident NYC08LA223
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2008-06-21 · Rockland, ME, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC08LA223
- **Event ID:** 20080710X01005
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-06-21
- **Location:** Rockland, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.061111, -68.078887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N8776N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot becoming spatially disorientated after inadvertently entering instrument flight conditions.

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