# NTSB Accident ERA10CA017
> **PIPER PA28** · 2009-10-10 · Lebanon, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10CA017
- **Event ID:** 20091015X85004
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-10-10
- **Location:** Lebanon, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.976943, -81.797775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N43620
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into known deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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