# NTSB Accident CEN14LA074
> **PIPER PA 28-181** · 2013-12-01 · Rock Lake, ND, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14LA074
- **Event ID:** 20131203X82831
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-12-01
- **Location:** Rock Lake, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.52, -99.120002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-181
- **Registration:** N6780F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot’s failure to obtain weather briefings immediately before and during the flight and his continued flight into icing conditions, which resulted in the airplane’s loss of performance and the subsequent controlled descent into trees and terrain.

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