# NTSB Accident WPR11FA145
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 2011-02-26 · Phoenix, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR11FA145
- **Event ID:** 20110225X05255
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-02-26
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.902778, -111.87722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N910PA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot and flight instructor's failure to adequately monitor the flight task and environment while maneuvering to maintain sufficient altitude with rising terrain in dark night conditions and the flight instructor's improper decision to practice in an area known to have no illumination, which led to collision with a rock outcropping.

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