# NTSB Accident CHI90FA236
> **PIPER PA-32R-300** · 1990-08-19 · WATERTOWN, WI, USA · FATL
## 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.

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