Aviation accident CHI90FA236

7 fatal · PIPER PA-32R-300 · 1990-08-19 · WATERTOWN, WI, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI90FA236
Event ID: 20001212X23933
Type: Accident
Date: 1990-08-19
Location: WATERTOWN, WI, USA
Coordinates: 43.190181, -88.719459

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 7
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 7

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-32R-300
Registration: N4070Q
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

INITIATION OF VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER AND INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGIAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN CURRENCY.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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