# NTSB Accident DEN99LA018
> **Piper PA28-181** · 1998-10-29 · TOOELE, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA018
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11247
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-29
- **Location:** TOOELE, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.570903, -112.32917
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28-181
- **Registration:** N3034B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance.  Contributng  factors were fog, low ceilings, high terrain, the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic environment and his misinterpretation of terrain features on the aeronautical chart.

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