# NTSB Accident ERA11FA422
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 2011-07-25 · Berne, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA422
- **Event ID:** 20110725X05350
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-07-25
- **Location:** Berne, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.624443, -74.022499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N1279T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and rising terrain while attempting to reverse course. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing.

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