# NTSB Accident ANC12FA066
> **PIPER PA-32R-301** · 2012-07-19 · Fairbanks, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC12FA066
- **Event ID:** 20120706X65939
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-19
- **Location:** Fairbanks, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 65.453887, -147.556106
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-301
- **Registration:** N432LT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions likely leading to spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and in-flight structural failure.

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