# NTSB Accident DEN93FA043
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 1993-04-17 · ELBERT, CO, USA · FATL
## 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.

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