# NTSB Accident ERA13FA144
> **PIPER PA-28RT-201** · 2013-02-24 · Lutz, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA144
- **Event ID:** 20130225X60241
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-02-24
- **Location:** Lutz, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.258611, -82.402496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28RT-201
- **Registration:** N2895U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of instrument experience.

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