# NTSB Accident ERA18FA197
> **Piper PA32R** · 2018-07-24 · Lincolnton, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18FA197
- **Event ID:** 20180724X80900
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-07-24
- **Location:** Lincolnton, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.484722, -81.165832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA32R
- **Registration:** N38523
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **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 the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the flight as planned.

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