# NTSB Accident ERA24FA036
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 2023-11-14 · Micanopy, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24FA036
- **Event ID:** 20231114193387
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-11-14
- **Location:** Micanopy, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.525833, -82.283056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N7806W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s improper inflight decision making and his flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate preflight weather planning.

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