# NTSB Accident ERA20FA021
> **Piper PA28R** · 2019-10-30 · Atlanta, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20FA021
- **Event ID:** 20191030X52912
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-10-30
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.856945, -84.290557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28R
- **Registration:** N56258
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation while flying in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the vacuum pump and its associated instruments.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=ERA20FA021) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*