Aviation accident CHI06FA275

1 fatal · Piper PA-28-140 · 2006-08-24 · Kulm, ND, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI06FA275
Event ID: 20061012X01503
Type: Accident
Date: 2006-08-24
Location: Kulm, ND, USA
Coordinates: 46.42889, -99.040832

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA-28-140
Registration: N9714W
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in his inadvertent encounter with a thunderstorm and his loss of aircraft control. A factor to the accident was the thunderstorm.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown