1 fatal · Piper PA-28-180 · 1998-02-14 · FORT PIERCE, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA98FA079
Event ID
20001211X09577
Type
Accident
Date
1998-02-14
Location
FORT PIERCE, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.299491, -80.490409
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N15091
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight rules into instrument flight rules conditions and his failure to maintain altitude after encountering instrument flight rules conditions resulting in the aircraft colliding with powerlines and crashing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a full weather briefing prior to departure.