# NTSB Accident IAD97FA095
> **Piper PA-28R-180** · 1997-07-03 · PENOBSCOT, ME, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA095
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08401
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-03
- **Location:** PENOBSCOT, ME, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N3896T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in the loss of control.  Factors relating to the accident were the fog and the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.

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