# NTSB Accident FTW98FA031
> **Piper PA-28RT-201** · 1997-10-25 · HAZEN, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA031
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08997
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-25
- **Location:** HAZEN, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.780414, -91.569976
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28RT-201
- **Registration:** N8146R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft, the pilot's lack of total night flight experience, and the dark night conditions,

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