# NTSB Accident FTW93LA106
> **PIPER PA-23-160** · 1993-03-16 · MENA, AR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW93LA106
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11985
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-03-16
- **Location:** MENA, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.579952, -94.229866
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-23-160
- **Registration:** N4341P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, HIS IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURES, DARKNESS, AND THE HIGH (MOUNTAINOUS) TERRAIN.

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