# NTSB Accident ATL90FA061
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1990-02-06 · NORRIS, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90FA061
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22505
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-02-06
- **Location:** NORRIS, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.209873, -84.059219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N4338U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S MISJUDGED DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES AND THE GROUND. A FACTOR WAS THAT THE PILOT WAS BUZZING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

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