# NTSB Accident ERA22FA014
> **PIPER PA-24-260** · 2021-10-13 · Blairsville, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22FA014
- **Event ID:** 20211013104097
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-10-13
- **Location:** Blairsville, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.88107, -83.99402
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-260
- **Registration:** N9126P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to commence the flight in low IFR weather conditions, and making immediate turns after takeoff in IMC, resulting in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

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