# NTSB Accident BFO90FA073
> **PIPER PA-28R-180** · 1990-08-28 · RICHLAND, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO90FA073
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23903
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-28
- **Location:** RICHLAND, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.090522, -81.799575
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N885MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM HIGH TERRAIN.  DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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