SERS · PIPER J3C 65 · 2014-09-10 · Carrol County, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA14LA433
Event ID
20140910X03205
Type
Accident
Date
2014-09-10
Location
Carrol County, VA, USA
Coordinates
36.636112, -80.720001
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
J3C 65
Registration
N26105
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during an emergency landing after encountering deteriorating weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s poor preflight weather planning, which resulted in an inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions.