# NTSB Accident ANC18FA036
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 2018-05-12 · Whittier, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC18FA036
- **Event ID:** 20180513X93216
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-05-12
- **Location:** Whittier, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.763889, -148.715835
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N7061W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The student pilot's decision to depart and continue on a solo cross-country flight through mountainous terrain in marginal visual flight rules conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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