# NTSB Accident NYC91FA193
> **PIPER PA-28-236** · 1991-07-31 · FOGELSVILLE, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91FA193
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17649
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-07-31
- **Location:** FOGELSVILLE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.589767, -75.659233
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-236
- **Registration:** N28568
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY, HIS LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE AND HIS LACK OF AN INSTRUMENT RATING.

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