# NTSB Accident CEN11FA263
> **PIPER PA-32R-300** · 2011-03-29 · Fredricktown, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11FA263
- **Event ID:** 20110404X10645
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-03-29
- **Location:** Fredricktown, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.512222, -90.533332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N4085F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** —
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to attempt to maintain visual flight by descending below an area of deteriorating forecast weather to an altitude that did not provide adequate terrain clearance.

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