1 fatal · PIPER PA-28-161 · 1995-01-12 · SPRING CITY, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL95FA044
Event ID
20001207X02813
Type
Accident
Date
1995-01-12
Location
SPRING CITY, TN, USA
Coordinates
36.050643, -86.970794
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-161
Registration
N75PF
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND HIS CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH THE MOUNTAIN. A FACTOR WAS LOW CEILINGS.