# NTSB Accident WPR12FA420
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 2012-09-13 · Strawberry, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12FA420
- **Event ID:** 20120915X03904
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-09-13
- **Location:** Strawberry, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.4575, -111.483612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N4188E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's and the evaluator's failure to divert at an appropriate time during cruise flight, which resulted in the airplane's inability to maintain a sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight evaluator's decision to allow the student pilot to plan for and execute a hazardous flight at an inappropriate altitude considering the terrain in high-density altitude conditions.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=WPR12FA420) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*