Aviation accident MIA00FA043

1 fatal · Piper PA-32RT-300T · 1999-12-08 · PELHAM, AL, USA

Event

NTSB number: MIA00FA043
Event ID: 20001212X20276
Type: Accident
Date: 1999-12-08
Location: PELHAM, AL, USA
Coordinates: 33.300666, -86.789939

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA-32RT-300T
Registration: N39696
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DUSK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The student pilot's decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into deteriorating visibility, and his failure to maintain altitude clearance with the terrain.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown