# NTSB Accident CHI95FA061
> **PIPER PA-46-350P** · 1994-12-22 · ROCHESTER, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95FA061
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02695
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-12-22
- **Location:** ROCHESTER, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.009906, -92.470771
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-46-350P
- **Registration:** N133MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHILE CLIMBING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AFTER TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FOG, LOW CEILING, THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, AND THE EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE.

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