# NTSB Accident FTW95FA402
> **PIPER PA-24B-260** · 1995-09-25 · WESTCLIFFE, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW95FA402
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04483
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-09-25
- **Location:** WESTCLIFFE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.130264, -105.459983
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24B-260
- **Registration:** N9121P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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