# NTSB Accident CHI03FA078
> **Beech A36** · 2003-03-06 · Sparta, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03FA078
- **Event ID:** 20030314X00337
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-06
- **Location:** Sparta, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.07722, -89.693054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N7253Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his flight into known icing conditions which resulted in airframe icing and degraded aircraft performance until the onset of a stall.

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