# NTSB Accident ERA15FA066
> **PIPER PA28** · 2014-12-02 · Sommerville, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15FA066
- **Event ID:** 20141202X21956
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-12-02
- **Location:** Sommerville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.119998, -89.239997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N8607W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired decision-making due to the effects of ethanol and  chlordiazepoxide.

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