# NTSB Accident CEN17FA063
> **PIPER PA28R** · 2016-12-31 · McKinney, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17FA063
- **Event ID:** 20161231X24638
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-12-31
- **Location:** McKinney, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.206665, -96.73278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28R
- **Registration:** N4407T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's use of an alternate traffic pattern entry procedure, which resulted in his inability to see and avoid the other airplane, which was flying the preferred traffic pattern, and the subsequent midair collision.

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