# NTSB Accident WPR10FA120
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 2010-01-28 · Phoenix, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10FA120
- **Event ID:** 20100128X15344
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-01-28
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.690277, -112.115837
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N293PA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s decision to take off in marginal visual flight rules conditions, which resulted in an encounter with low clouds, and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires while maneuvering in the traffic pattern for landing.

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