# NTSB Accident CEN19FA247
> **PIPER PA28** · 2019-08-03 · Ontonagon, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19FA247
- **Event ID:** 20190803X03459
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-08-03
- **Location:** Ontonagon, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.699165, -89.472778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N5167L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

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

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