# NTSB Accident SEA90FA019
> **PIPER PA-24-250** · 1989-11-19 · VANCOUVER, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA90FA019
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29876
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-11-19
- **Location:** VANCOUVER, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.629051, -122.519744
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N8289P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, PILOT'S ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT QUALIFICATIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW CEILING, FOG AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

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