MINR · Piper PA-28-150 · 2002-12-14 · Cashiers, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA03LA029
Event ID
20021220X05623
Type
Accident
Date
2002-12-14
Location
Cashiers, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.25, -83.166664
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-150
Registration
N5899W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by which he conducted visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were a low ceiling and mountainous terrain.