# NTSB Accident ERA14FA288
> **PIPER PA-46-500TP** · 2014-06-13 · White Plains, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14FA288
- **Event ID:** 20140613X91656
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-06-13
- **Location:** White Plains, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.509998, -73.704719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-46-500TP
- **Registration:** N5335R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a positive climb rate after takeoff due to spatial disorientation (somatogravic illusion). Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to depart and his decision to depart in low-ceiling and low-visibility conditions.

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