# NTSB Accident WPR16FA059
> **PIPER PA 24-260** · 2016-01-29 · Santa Rosa, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16FA059
- **Event ID:** 20160128X25329
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-01-29
- **Location:** Santa Rosa, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.478889, -122.786392
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 24-260
- **Registration:** N9362P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an instrument approach in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent experience in night instrument meteorological conditions.

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