# NTSB Accident ERA09LA123
> **PIPER PA-28-151** · 2009-01-03 · Powder Springs, TN, USA · FATL
## 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.

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