Aviation accident CEN20LA248

1 fatal · Piper PA32R · 2020-06-27 · Zavalla, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN20LA248
Event ID: 20200627X60335
Type: Accident
Date: 2020-06-27
Location: Zavalla, TX, USA
Coordinates: 31.1875, -94.340835

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA32R
Registration: N315AM
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NITE
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The non-certificated pilot’s poor decision-making as he attempted to land at an unlit airstrip in night instrument conditions, which resulted in the airplane’s collision with terrain short of the runway.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown