# NTSB Accident LAX94FA157
> **PIPER PA-32R-301T** · 1994-03-11 · NAPA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94FA157
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00916
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-03-11
- **Location:** NAPA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.549003, -122.149787
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-301T
- **Registration:** N3562C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's selection of an en route descent altitude profile inadequate to clear all terrain along his intended flight path, and, his inadvertent VFR flight into IMC conditions. Factors in the accident were the dark night lighting conditions and the obscured ridge line.

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