# NTSB Accident SEA96LA049
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 1996-02-06 · HEBER CITY, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA049
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05320
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-06
- **Location:** HEBER CITY, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.429546, -111.190925
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N9242C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's attempted VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude and clearance from terrain during the landing flare.  Factors contributing to the accident were the snowbank, fog, and the pilot's complacent attitude.

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