# NTSB Accident NYC92FA078
> **PIPER PA-28R-200** · 1992-04-12 · NARROWS, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC92FA078
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14496
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-04-12
- **Location:** NARROWS, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.330718, -80.79914
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N16540
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF AN INSTRUMENT RATING, AND HIS DISREGARD OF FORCASTED ADVERSE WEATHER ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.

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