# NTSB Accident CEN09LA597
> **PIPER PA-12** · 2009-09-22 · Columbia, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09LA597
- **Event ID:** 20090922X24416
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-09-22
- **Location:** Columbia, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.860832, -92.135276
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N3234M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which included low ceilings and fog, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power as a result of water contamination of the fuel.

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