# NTSB Accident MIA97FA063
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 1997-01-16 · OKEECHOBEE, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97FA063
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07323
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-16
- **Location:** OKEECHOBEE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.500825, -80.929908
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N712DB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct a VFR flight into instrument meteorological flight conditions. The weather was a factor.

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