# NTSB Accident FTW01FA024
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 2000-11-23 · STILLWATER, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01FA024
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22286
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-11-23
- **Location:** STILLWATER, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.080303, -97.070823
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N3988R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain while performing an instrument approach.  Contributing factors were the low ceiling, dark night light condition, the pilot's decision to fly in known adverse weather conditions, and his lack of an instrument rating.

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