# NTSB Accident ERA10FA062
> **PIPER PA-28R-200** · 2009-11-14 · Dennisville, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10FA062
- **Event ID:** 20091114X32349
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-11-14
- **Location:** Dennisville, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.218055, -74.790275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N4499T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to depart into known instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and overcontrol of the airplane and the subsequent in-flight structural failure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use all available resources, including the autopilot and the air traffic controller.

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