# NTSB Accident SEA96FA036
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 1996-01-02 · LEHI, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96FA036
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05196
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-02
- **Location:** LEHI, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.409832, -111.870643
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8870W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, and snow.

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