# NTSB Accident LAX95FA157
> **PIPER PA-28R-180** · 1995-04-08 · POLLACK PINES, CA, USA · FATL
## 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.

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