# NTSB Accident CHI00MA256
> **North American NA-265-80** · 2000-08-14 · IRONWOOD, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00MA256
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21697
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-14
- **Location:** IRONWOOD, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.449306, -90.149162
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** North American
- **Model:** NA-265-80
- **Registration:** N85DW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight decision, the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, the pilot's failure to turn on the continuous ignition in turbulence, and the pilot's failure to follow the procedures for an airstart. Factors included the thunderstorms, the lightning strike, and the woods.

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