# NTSB Accident ATL95FA044
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1995-01-12 · SPRING CITY, TN, USA · FATL
## 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.

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