# NTSB Accident BFO93FA050
> **PIPER PA-32-300** · 1993-01-15 · LIGONIER, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO93FA050
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11655
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-01-15
- **Location:** LIGONIER, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.240848, -79.230987
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N28196
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FROM THE WOODED TERRAIN.  THE TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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