SERS · PIPER PA-23-250 · 1991-02-19 · PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC91LA078
Event ID
20001212X16507
Type
Accident
Date
1991-02-19
Location
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-23-250
Registration
N5512Y
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
INTENTIONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH RISING TERRAIN, WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY FOG. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER.