# NTSB Accident CEN13FA067
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 2012-11-21 · Hillsdale, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA067
- **Event ID:** 20121121X13305
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-11-21
- **Location:** Hillsdale, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.917221, -84.559165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N40781
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a straight-in night visual flight rules approach to land in hazy weather conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent night flying experience, the nonfunctional precision approach path indicator system on the selected runway, and the inaccurate Kollsman setting in the altimeter.

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