# NTSB Accident MIA96LA066
> **Piper PA-32R-300** · 1996-01-19 · SMITHVILLE, TN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA066
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05177
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-19
- **Location:** SMITHVILLE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.94918, -85.819259
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N4457X
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a heavy load of airframe ice, an inability to maintain altitude, and a subsequent emergency landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather (icing) condition, which was slightly worse than forecast; and loss of airspeed indication due to ice.

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