# NTSB Accident CHI98LA034
> **PIPER PA-28-235** · 1997-11-12 · ULYSSES, KS, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA034
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09146
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-12
- **Location:** ULYSSES, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.56903, -101.349395
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N9404W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, his failure to activate the pitot heat system, and his failure to maintain clearance from the terrain.  Factors associated with this accident were: the pilot did not obtain a preflight weather briefing, the adverse weather (icing) condition, and accumulation of ice on the windshield.

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