# NTSB Accident SEA93LA016
> **PIPER PA-28R-180** · 1992-11-05 · EVANSTON, WY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA93LA016
- **Event ID:** 20001211X16101
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-11-05
- **Location:** EVANSTON, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.249542, -110.96054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N4935J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER ADVISORY, RESULTING IN FLT INTO FORECAST ICING CONDITIONS IN AN ACFT NOT EQUIPPED OR CERTIFIED FOR THE FLT, AND THE IMPROPER INFLT PLANNING BY PILOT DURING THE VFR APPROACH THAT RESULTED IN IMPACT WITH TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO SCRAPING ICE FROM THE WINDSHIELD DURING THE VFR APPROACH FOR LANDING.

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