# NTSB Accident CHI00FA090
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2000-03-18 · DIGHTON, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00FA090
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20590
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-18
- **Location:** DIGHTON, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.480598, -100.459709
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N4494X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the inadvertent stall.  Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadvertent flight into known adverse weather conditions, the icing conditions, and improper in-flight planning by the pilot.

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