# NTSB Accident WPR11FA319
> **PIPER PA-22-135** · 2011-07-08 · Verlot, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR11FA319
- **Event ID:** 20110709X90812
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-07-08
- **Location:** Verlot, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.123332, -121.663887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-135
- **Registration:** N8721C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into clouds and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering in an area of reduced visibility, low clouds, and mountain obscuration.

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