# NTSB Accident NYC95FA056
> **PIPER PA-46-310P** · 1995-02-15 · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95FA056
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03022
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-02-15
- **Location:** CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.92966, -91.390365
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-46-310P
- **Registration:** N9YP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to depart into known adverse weather conditions, and the subsequent encounter with freezing drizzle, resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain during an approach to land.  Also causal to the accident was the pilot's failure to adhere to the airplane's weight and balance limitations, resulting in an overweight and out of balance flight condition, and his failure to comply with published procedures for flight into icing conditions.

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