# NTSB Accident CEN09FA562
> **PIPER PA-32R-300** · 2009-09-05 · Tulsa, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09FA562
- **Event ID:** 20090905X31040
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-09-05
- **Location:** Tulsa, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.130554, -96.080276
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N1228H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to attempt flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and an in-flight collision with a radio tower guy wire.

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