# NTSB Accident CHI94LA056
> **PIPER PA-24-250** · 1993-12-22 · MCINTOSH, SD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94LA056
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13841
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-12-22
- **Location:** MCINTOSH, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.920734, -101.349227
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N8003P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

was continued VFR flight into IMC and the failure to maintain clearance with the terrain.  Factors associated with this accident were an inaccurate weather evaluation by the pilot, snow and the rising terrain.

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