# NTSB Accident CHI05FA081
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 2005-03-26 · West Lafayette, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05FA081
- **Event ID:** 20050328X00371
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-26
- **Location:** West Lafayette, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.436943, -86.933891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N999SK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument conditions and his not maintaining control of the complex airplane during initial climb.  Factors in the accident were the low ceiling, the early dawn condition, and the pilots intentional unauthorized use of the airplane.

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