# NTSB Accident FTW01FA101
> **Piper PA-34-220T** · 2001-04-23 · Brackettville, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01FA101
- **Event ID:** 20010430X00834
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-04-23
- **Location:** Brackettville, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.533332, -100.300003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-34-220T
- **Registration:** N4312G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's intentional low flight and his poor judgment to intentionally fly into known adverse weather, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.  Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the thunderstorm.

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