Aviation accident NYC08FA180

2 fatal · PIPER PA-32-260 · 2008-05-12 · Cruso, NC, USA

Event

NTSB number: NYC08FA180
Event ID: 20080521X00707
Type: Accident
Date: 2008-05-12
Location: Cruso, NC, USA
Coordinates: 35.405277, -82.845275

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-32-260
Registration: N64FP
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions with moderate to severe turbulence prevailing. Contributing to the accident were the instrument meteorological conditions and turbulence.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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