# NTSB Accident CEN22FA067
> **Piper Aircraft PA 28-140** · 2021-12-09 · Houston, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN22FA067
- **Event ID:** 20211209104379
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-12-09
- **Location:** Houston, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.778, -95.673
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper Aircraft
- **Model:** PA 28-140
- **Registration:** N3865K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s decision to depart into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

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