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Aviation accident DEN93FA043

2 fatal · PIPER PA-28-181 · 1993-04-17 · ELBERT, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: DEN93FA043
Event ID: 20001211X12112
Type: Accident
Date: 1993-04-17
Location: ELBERT, CO, USA
Coordinates: 39.21928, -104.530288

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-28-181
Registration: N38481
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS WERE HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING/EXPERIENCE, EXISTING WEATHER, AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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