# NTSB Accident WPR17FA025
> **PIPER PA 28-181** · 2016-11-22 · Upland, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17FA025
- **Event ID:** 20161122X12427
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-11-22
- **Location:** Upland, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.164443, -117.665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-181
- **Registration:** N6912C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain in dark night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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