# NTSB Accident CEN10FA065
> **NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-46-500TP** · 2009-12-07 · Mendoza, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10FA065
- **Event ID:** 20091207X51809
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-12-07
- **Location:** Mendoza, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.000555, -97.676109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT INC
- **Model:** PA-46-500TP
- **Registration:** N600YE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

***This report was modified on May 22, 2014. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.***  The pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in his loss of airplane control. Contributing to the pilot's spatial disorientation was the sequence and timing of the instructions issued by the air traffic controller. The pilot's operation of the airplane after using impairing medication may also have contributed.

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