# NTSB Accident CHI97LA159
> **Piper PA-25** · 1997-06-07 · SULLIVAN, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA159
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08076
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-07
- **Location:** SULLIVAN, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.209007, -91.160545
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-25
- **Registration:** N6339Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped for flight into IMC.  Factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his inadequate evaluation of the weather, and fog.

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