# NTSB Accident ERA23FA109
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 2023-01-13 · Dawsonville, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA109
- **Event ID:** 20230113106575
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-01-13
- **Location:** Dawsonville, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.361402, -84.136949
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N4254T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to initiate a visual flight rules flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in a loss of control in-flight due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of qualifications and experience in night instrument meteorological conditions.

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