# NTSB Accident IAD97FA079
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1997-06-01 · MELVILLE, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA079
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07933
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-01
- **Location:** MELVILLE, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.780357, -73.410545
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N6337J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.  Factors to this accident were night instrument meteorological conditions with low ceiling and fog.

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