# NTSB Accident CHI98FA309
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1998-08-10 · NEW HAMPTON, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA309
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10784
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-10
- **Location:** NEW HAMPTON, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.05027, -92.310821
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N9350N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning inspection and his continued flight into known adverse weather conditions that led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control.  Also causal was the pilot exceeded the design limits of the airplane causing in-flight separation of the wings and empennage.  Contributing to the accident were the poor weather conditions, and the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.

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