# NTSB Accident WPR18FA073
> **PIPER PA 23-250** · 2018-01-12 · Elko, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR18FA073
- **Event ID:** 20180112X51351
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-01-12
- **Location:** Elko, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.231388, -115.533332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 23-250
- **Registration:** N54857
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning, which resulted in the flight over mountainous terrain into forecast instrument meteorological conditions, icing, and mountain wave, and resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

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