# NTSB Accident WPR22FA354
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2022-09-22 · Sisters, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22FA354
- **Event ID:** 20220923105990
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-09-22
- **Location:** Sisters, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.569412, -121.80544
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N7063R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s degraded judgement due to fatigue.

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