# NTSB Accident CHI92LA194
> **PIPER PA-28-180** · 1992-07-03 · BELMONT, WI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI92LA194
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15107
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-07-03
- **Location:** BELMONT, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.729869, -90.330757
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N9735J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR PLANNING/DECISION MAKING.  RELATED FACTORS ARE THE LOW CEILINGS AND FOG, THE DARK NIGHT, THE PILOT'S INACCURATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE HIGHER TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED.

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