# NTSB Accident WPR15FA152
> **PIPER PA 28-140** · 2015-04-22 · Mt Tom, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15FA152
- **Event ID:** 20150424X81527
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-04-22
- **Location:** Mt Tom, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.217224, -122.979164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-140
- **Registration:** N1729J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noncertificated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation leading to the pilot's loss of control of the airplane and subsequent collision with mountainous terrain.

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