# NTSB Accident ERA18FA150
> **PIPER PA28** · 2018-05-22 · Chesapeake, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18FA150
- **Event ID:** 20180522X93713
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-05-22
- **Location:** Chesapeake, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.657501, -76.336944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N6177W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the departure climb in instrument meteorological conditions.

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