NONE · PIPER PA-28-180 · 1990-08-10 · STURGIS, SD, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI90LA224
Event ID
20001212X23946
Type
Accident
Date
1990-08-10
Location
STURGIS, SD, USA
Coordinates
44.410396, -103.50946
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N15803
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
POOR PLANNING/DECISION, FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND OVER CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY BY THE PIC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THUNDERSTORMS, TURBULENCE AND UNFAVORABLE WIND.