# NTSB Accident BFO89FA081
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1989-04-07 · STUARTS DRAFT, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89FA081
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28045
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-07
- **Location:** STUARTS DRAFT, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.020885, -79.019432
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N44510
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN AFTER FLYING VFR INTO IMC. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILING AND FOG CONDITIONS AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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