# NTSB Accident CHI99FA290
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 1999-08-13 · PAW PAW, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99FA290
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19427
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-13
- **Location:** PAW PAW, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.209442, -85.889999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N281PF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot flew into known adverse weather, the pilot's lack of total instrument flight experience, and the pilot exceeded the design limits of the airplane.  Factors included the pilot's total lack of experience in the type of operation and the pilot's overconfidence in his personal abilities.

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