# NTSB Accident ERA16LA106
> **PIPER PA28** · 2016-02-13 · Destin, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA106
- **Event ID:** 20160212X51525
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-02-13
- **Location:** Destin, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.399999, -86.471389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N2209W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to turn the airplane away from the lighted airport at low altitude, over water, with no visible horizon, in dark night conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

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