# NTSB Accident ERA19FA003
> **Piper J3C** · 2018-10-06 · Fancy Gap, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA003
- **Event ID:** 20181007X50731
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-10-06
- **Location:** Fancy Gap, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.638053, -80.707221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** J3C
- **Registration:** N38811
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's improper decision to undertake a flight into forecast instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and his subsequent decision to continue the flight after encountering IMC, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's depression and use of impairing/sedating medications, which resulted in poor decision-making.

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