# NTSB Accident ERA23FA181
> **PIPER PA32R** · 2023-04-06 · Venice, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA181
- **Event ID:** 20230406107016
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-04-06
- **Location:** Venice, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.06718, -82.46138
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA32R
- **Registration:** N635BD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to initiate a visual flight rules flight into dark night conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation during the initial climb and subsequent steep banking descent into water.

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