# NTSB Accident CHI90FA029
> **PIPER PA-28-235** · 1989-11-22 · MONROE CENTER, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90FA029
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29759
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-11-22
- **Location:** MONROE CENTER, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.110275, -89.00045
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N9465W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

IN-FLIGHT FIRE INITIATED BY AN INADEQUATELY INSTALLED WIRING HARNESS AND PROPAGATED BY AN EXISTING FUEL LEAK WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED.

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