# NTSB Accident CHI08LA080
> **CESSNA 140** · 2008-02-08 · Grand Meadow, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08LA080
- **Event ID:** 20080222X00232
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-02-08
- **Location:** Grand Meadow, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.669723, -92.605003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N3537V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped for instrument flight, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.

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