# NTSB Accident BFO94FA163
> **PIPER PA-601P** · 1994-08-15 · SEA ISLE CITY, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO94FA163
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01953
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-15
- **Location:** SEA ISLE CITY, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-601P
- **Registration:** N3642A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a level 6 thunderstorm, loss of gyro's for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's poor weather evaluation.

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