5 fatal · PIPER PA-32-260 · 1994-08-16 · FRONT ROYAL, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
BFO94FA144
Event ID
20001206X01952
Type
Accident
Date
1994-08-16
Location
FRONT ROYAL, VA, USA
Coordinates
38.920482, -78.180526
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
5
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-32-260
Registration
N3701W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE, HIS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION AND HIS INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WHICH RESULTED IN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. THE HIGH TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE FACTORS.