# NTSB Accident ERA20LA305
> **Piper PA20** · 2020-08-31 · Luray, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA305
- **Event ID:** 20200902X44047
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-08-31
- **Location:** Luray, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.640377, -78.307158
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA20
- **Registration:** N7323K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation, a loss of control, and collision with terrain.

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