# NTSB Accident CEN23FA031
> **PIPER PA46-500TP** · 2022-11-09 · Bignell, NE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23FA031
- **Event ID:** 20221109106270
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-11-09
- **Location:** Bignell, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.081515, -100.61329
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA46-500TP
- **Registration:** N234PM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s flight into low instrument flight rules conditions and turbulence, which resulted in spatial disorientation, loss of control, and an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of total instrument experience.

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