# NTSB Accident WPR24FA040
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 2023-11-26 · Mertzon, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24FA040
- **Event ID:** 20231126193423
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-11-26
- **Location:** Mertzon, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.379833, -101.00151
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N7763W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s overconfidence.

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