4 fatal · PIPER PA-28R-180 · 1995-04-08 · POLLACK PINES, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX95FA157
Event ID
20001207X03306
Type
Accident
Date
1995-04-08
Location
POLLACK PINES, CA, USA
Coordinates
38.740943, -120.57064
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28R-180
Registration
N3904T
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's disregard of a hazardous weather advisory; his decision to fly into known adverse weather conditions; his failure to maintain control of the airplane with an accumulation of airframe ice; and his improper use of the flight controls during recovery from the inflight upset exceeding the airplane's stress limits. The adverse weather and airframe ice were factors in the accident.