# NTSB Accident ERA19FA070
> **Piper PA28** · 2018-12-20 · Blairsville, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA070
- **Event ID:** 20181219X11357
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-12-20
- **Location:** Blairsville, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.8525, -84.015556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N6143J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during a visual approach for landing in night visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience flying at night.

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