# NTSB Accident BFO93FA129
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1993-07-01 · CALIFORNIA, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO93FA129
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12783
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-01
- **Location:** CALIFORNIA, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.29066, -76.490127
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N5291L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT INITIATING VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS LACK OF SLEEP, AND THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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