# NTSB Accident FTW88LA076
> **PIPER PA-24-400** · 1988-03-03 · MIDLAND, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW88LA076
- **Event ID:** 20001213X25258
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-03-03
- **Location:** MIDLAND, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-400
- **Registration:** N8496P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURBULENCE WITHIN TOPS OF CONVECTIVE CLOUDS. LEADING TO THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY, WHICH HE CHOSE TO PENETRATE.

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