# NTSB Accident ERA18FA022
> **PIPER PA32** · 2017-11-12 · Fountain Run, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18FA022
- **Event ID:** 20171112X72518
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-11-12
- **Location:** Fountain Run, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.773334, -85.992225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA32
- **Registration:** N3371W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the flight.

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