# NTSB Accident BFO95FA048
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1995-04-30 · LOUISA, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO95FA048
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03234
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-04-30
- **Location:** LOUISA, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.010375, -77.99015
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N20LA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the non-instrument rated private pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC and failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain/obstacles.  Related factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in IMC operations, his failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, and the fog and low ceiling.

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