# NTSB Accident MIA91FA035
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1990-11-29 · BUNNELL, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA91FA035
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24653
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-11-29
- **Location:** BUNNELL, FL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N174ER
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, WHILE MANEUVERING AT NIGHT OVER AN UNLIGHTED AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND POSSIBLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO LACK OF VISUAL QUES.

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