# NTSB Accident FTW99FA104
> **Piper PA-46-350P** · 1999-04-04 · WALDRON, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99FA104
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00458
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-04-04
- **Location:** WALDRON, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.889064, -94.090164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-46-350P
- **Registration:** N497CA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's encounter with adverse weather and loss of aircraft control, which resulted in exceeding the aircraft's design stress limits.  Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of airplane, and the icing and thunderstorm weather conditions.

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