# NTSB Accident WPR10FA142
> **PIPER PA-32R-301T** · 2010-02-20 · Groveland, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10FA142
- **Event ID:** 20100220X04837
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-02-20
- **Location:** Groveland, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.863609, -120.171669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-301T
- **Registration:** N4175A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into night instrument meteorological conditions during the landing approach, which resulted in an in-flight loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.

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