# NTSB Accident BFO95FA020
> **PIPER PA-28R-200** · 1994-12-13 · NESQUEHONING, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO95FA020
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02687
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-12-13
- **Location:** NESQUEHONING, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.860202, -75.820503
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N33049
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the non-instrument-rated pilot's poor in-flight decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, at night, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude to ensure clearance from obstructions/terrain. Related factors were the instrument meteorological flight conditions (low ceiling and fog), the dark night, and the pilot's lack of total instrument flight experience.

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