Aviation accident ERA14FA077

2 fatal · PIPER PA-30 · 2013-12-26 · Biglerville, PA, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA14FA077
Event ID: 20131226X82929
Type: Accident
Date: 2013-12-26
Location: Biglerville, PA, USA
Coordinates: 39.969512, -77.229354

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-30
Registration: N8372Y
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NITE
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's spatial disorientation after inadvertently encountering instrument meteorological conditions at night and his subsequent loss of airplane control.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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