# NTSB Accident ERA23FA079
> **PIPER PA28** · 2022-12-04 · Venice, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA079
- **Event ID:** 20221205106409
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-12-04
- **Location:** Venice, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.063183, -82.450583
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N4676F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s spatial disorientation during takeoff in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain a positive rate of climb and a subsequent descent into the water.

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