# NTSB Accident NYC95FA181
> **PIPER PA-28-236** · 1995-08-03 · REHOBOTH, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95FA181
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04340
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-03
- **Location:** REHOBOTH, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-236
- **Registration:** N8072X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent flight into hazardous weather, which subsequently resulted in exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane and an in-flight breakup.  Factors relating to the accident were: embedded thunderstorms, turbulence, and failure of the National Weather Service to issue a Convective SIGMET or a Center Weather Advisory.

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