# NTSB Accident ANC20LA004
> **Piper PA32R** · 2019-11-11 · Goodnews Bay, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC20LA004
- **Event ID:** 20191111X71326
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-11-11
- **Location:** Goodnews Bay, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.11222, -161.58139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA32R
- **Registration:** N7721C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to monitor the airplane instruments during a night visual flight rules departure in dark light conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and the airplane’s descent into water.

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