# NTSB Accident MIA98FA079
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1998-02-14 · FORT PIERCE, FL, USA · FATL
## 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.

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