# NTSB Accident SEA03FA028
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2003-01-19 · Eastsound, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA03FA028
- **Event ID:** 20030205X00167
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-19
- **Location:** Eastsound, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.701946, -122.945831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N7282C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water and his failure to reset the altimeter to the local barometric pressure.  Contributing factors were fog and night conditions.

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