# NTSB Accident CEN19FA088
> **Piper PA46** · 2019-02-28 · Shreveport, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19FA088
- **Event ID:** 20190228X04828
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-02-28
- **Location:** Shreveport, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.54861, -93.76139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA46
- **Registration:** N428CD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's conduct of a departure into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's poor instrument flying skills and his decision to depart into IMC with an unresolved autopilot maintenance issue.

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