# NTSB Accident WPR19FA256
> **Piper PA32** · 2019-09-08 · La Grande, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19FA256
- **Event ID:** 20190911X92611
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-09-08
- **Location:** La Grande, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.146389, -118.293334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA32
- **Registration:** N6300Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.

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