# NTSB Accident ANC23LA002
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 2022-10-16 · Cordova, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC23LA002
- **Event ID:** 20221017106134
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-10-16
- **Location:** Cordova, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.46441, -145.82206
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N3432W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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