# NTSB Accident MIA99FA172
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1999-06-10 · CAPE CANAVERAL, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99FA172
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19050
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-06-10
- **Location:** CAPE CANAVERAL, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.230718, -80.600395
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N56192
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's VFR flight into Instrument meteorological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the aircraft resulting in overload and separation of both wings.  Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight and in-flight weather briefing, thunderstorm and dark night conditions, and the pilot's lack of instrument certification.

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