# NTSB Accident CHI98LA324
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 1998-08-16 · MICHIGAN CITY, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA324
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10811
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-16
- **Location:** MICHIGAN CITY, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.709411, -86.870201
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N30561
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot departed into known adverse weather and failed to maintain directional control of the airplane.  A factor was the fog.

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