# NTSB Accident CEN19CA062
> **Piper PA 18** · 2019-01-19 · Iron Mountain, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19CA062
- **Event ID:** 20190121X12203
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-01-19
- **Location:** Iron Mountain, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.830001, -87.980003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA 18
- **Registration:** N3298Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's distraction and subsequent loss of situational awareness and visual horizon in overcast sky conditions, which led to an unrecognized descent during a low-level maneuver and subsequent impact with snow-covered terrain.

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