# NTSB Accident CHI01FA043
> **Piper PA-28R-180** · 2000-11-27 · DANVILLE, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA043
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22264
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-11-27
- **Location:** DANVILLE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.139678, -87.609046
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N4541J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during the instrument approach.  Factors were the low ceilings, the pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment and glidepath during the approach, his lack of recent instrument experience, and his failure to perform the missed approach.

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