# NTSB Accident FTW89FA065
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1989-03-12 · NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89FA065
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27888
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-12
- **Location:** NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N8369K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION FROM FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE COMPLYING WITH THE DEPARTURE CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS, AND ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND INTO THE WATER.

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