2 fatal · PIPER PA-28-151 · 2009-01-03 · Powder Springs, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA09LA123
Event ID
20090103X93911
Type
Accident
Date
2009-01-03
Location
Powder Springs, TN, USA
Coordinates
36.216388, -83.685836
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-151
Registration
N43631
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot's decision to continue under visual flight rules into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.