Aviation accident ATL99FA136

1 fatal · Piper PA-28-180 · 1998-11-04 · Robbinsville, NC, USA

Event

NTSB number: ATL99FA136
Event ID: 20041203X01907
Type: Accident
Date: 1998-11-04
Location: Robbinsville, NC, USA
Coordinates: 35.38972, -83.920555

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA-28-180
Registration: N2820T
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

"THIS CASE WAS CHANGED FROM ATL05FA014." The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with weather and controlled flight into terrain. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and decision-making.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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