# NTSB Accident WPR09FA116
> **PIPER PA-24-260** · 2009-02-16 · Hagerman, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09FA116
- **Event ID:** 20090217X51045
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-02-16
- **Location:** Hagerman, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.819721, -115.104721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-260
- **Registration:** N8810P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's mental condition which could have contributed to the inappropriate decision to fly the night time cross-country flight.

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