# NTSB Accident ERA23FA164
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 2023-03-25 · Johns Island, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA164
- **Event ID:** 20230325106955
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-03-25
- **Location:** Johns Island, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.669302, -80.010379
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N21480
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s degraded judgement and performance due to fatigue.

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