# NTSB Accident NYC91FA097
> **PIPER PA-24-180** · 1991-08-09 · MUNCIE VALLEY, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91FA097
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17941
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-08-09
- **Location:** MUNCIE VALLEY, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.200325, -76.780097
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-180
- **Registration:** N5007P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN VISUAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREES.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PRE-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM EN ROUTE ALTITUDE ON HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT.

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