# NTSB Accident ERA20LA330
> **Piper PA25** · 2020-09-23 · Floral City, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA330
- **Event ID:** 20200923X84757
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-09-23
- **Location:** Floral City, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.771702, -82.311868
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA25
- **Registration:** N6106Z
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a tree while flying towards the rising sun during an aerial application flight, which resulted in a collision with the tree and a subsequent loss of airplane control.

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