# NTSB Accident CEN20LA248
> **Piper PA32R** · 2020-06-27 · Zavalla, TX, USA · FATL
## 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.

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