NONE · PIPER PA-28-235 · 1993-02-06 · LAFAYETTE, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI93LA088
Event ID
20001211X11801
Type
Accident
Date
1993-02-06
Location
LAFAYETTE, IN, USA
Coordinates
40.440536, -86.910774
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-235
Registration
N8784W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO INITIATE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCUMMULATION OF AIRFRAME ICE. THE ICING CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE WEATHER ADVISORY WERE FACTORS.