# NTSB Accident CHI99FA278
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1999-08-06 · GRAYSLAKE, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99FA278
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19424
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-06
- **Location:** GRAYSLAKE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.340526, -88.030967
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N56718
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot not maintaining altitude and clearance.  Factors were the light condition of night, the pilot's lack of recent experience in night operations, and the transmission wire.

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