# NTSB Accident CHI94FA155
> **MAULE M-7-235** · 1994-05-02 · MCINTOSH, SD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94FA155
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01225
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-05-02
- **Location:** MCINTOSH, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.920452, -101.349494
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MAULE
- **Model:** M-7-235
- **Registration:** N525GS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM RISING TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO UPDATE HIS WEATHER INFORMATION AT THE EN ROUTE STOP, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, RISING TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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