# NTSB Accident WPR20FA079
> **Piper PA28** · 2020-01-24 · Payson, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20FA079
- **Event ID:** 20200124X92932
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-01-24
- **Location:** Payson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.158889, -111.493888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N3672K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to fly into a canyon with rising terrain, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control while maneuvering away from rising terrain.

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