# NTSB Accident FTW97FA042
> **Piper AEROSTAR 601P** · 1996-11-17 · EAGLE, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA042
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07021
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-17
- **Location:** EAGLE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.649387, -106.820518
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** AEROSTAR 601P
- **Registration:** N251B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot initiating flight into known adverse weather conditions without proper certification.  Factors were the meteorological conditions that existed --- low ceiling, low visibility, and falling snow --- and his use of contraindicated drugs.

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