# NTSB Accident ERA10FA020
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 2009-10-18 · Oliver Springs, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10FA020
- **Event ID:** 20091018X50702
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-10-18
- **Location:** Oliver Springs, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.037498, -84.306945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N7906W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control while landing on a wet turf runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a tree.

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