Aviation accident ERA20FA002

2 fatal · PIPER PA28 · 2019-10-05 · Asheboro, NC, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA20FA002
Event ID: 20191005X13313
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-10-05
Location: Asheboro, NC, USA
Coordinates: 35.615276, -79.882225

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA28
Registration: N2FB
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent night flight experience.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown