# NTSB Accident CEN18FA054
> **PIPER PA28** · 2017-12-18 · Reeds Spring, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18FA054
- **Event ID:** 20171217X21740
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-12-18
- **Location:** Reeds Spring, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.724723, -93.39611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N6433J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and in-flight decision-making, which resulted in flight into known instrument meteorological conditions and the subsequent collision with terrain.

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