# NTSB Accident MIA00FA043
> **Piper PA-32RT-300T** · 1999-12-08 · PELHAM, AL, USA · FATL
## 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.

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