# NTSB Accident ERA17FA108
> **PIPER PA28R** · 2017-02-12 · Cedar Key, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA108
- **Event ID:** 20170215X21447
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-12
- **Location:** Cedar Key, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.049165, -82.968055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28R
- **Registration:** N4504X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

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