# NTSB Accident WPR16FA158
> **PIPER PA 34-200T** · 2016-08-03 · Flagstaff, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16FA158
- **Event ID:** 20160803X34325
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-08-03
- **Location:** Flagstaff, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.106388, -111.724166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 34-200T
- **Registration:** N82806
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A departure flight path that consisted of several unexplained turns during the initial climbout, and terminated in a high-speed descent and ground impact. The reason(s) for the turns and descent could not be determined due to lack of definitive evidence.

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