# NTSB Accident ERA12FA012
> **PIPER PA-32R-300** · 2011-10-03 · Peru, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA012
- **Event ID:** 20111006X03238
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-10-03
- **Location:** Peru, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.848609, -79.015556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N115CL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot's improper decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.

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