# NTSB Accident CHI94FA137
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 1994-04-22 · MARSHFIELD, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94FA137
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01068
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-04-22
- **Location:** MARSHFIELD, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.329025, -92.910392
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5581F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING A VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS.

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