# NTSB Accident CEN12FA097
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 2011-12-04 · St. Ignace, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12FA097
- **Event ID:** 20111204X50348
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-12-04
- **Location:** St. Ignace, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.923332, -84.724723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N33315
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to initiate visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent failure to maintain adequate altitude.

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