# NTSB Accident MKC90FA091
> **PIPER PA32RT-300** · 1990-04-17 · MANSFIELD, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC90FA091
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22982
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-17
- **Location:** MANSFIELD, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.050704, -94.239501
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA32RT-300
- **Registration:** N2208N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILINGS, RAIN, AND TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED AT LOW ALTITUDE, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING/EXPERIENCE.

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