# NTSB Accident WPR10LA006
> **Turpen RV-8** · 2009-10-05 · Yankton, OR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10LA006
- **Event ID:** 20091005X83600
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-10-05
- **Location:** Yankton, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.886665, -122.899169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Turpen
- **Model:** RV-8
- **Registration:** N61FS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate planning during an instrument approach and failure to maintain the published minimum altitudes, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=WPR10LA006) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*