# NTSB Accident CHI96FA184
> **Piper PA-46-310P** · 1996-06-02 · AITKIN, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA184
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05909
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-02
- **Location:** AITKIN, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.530281, -93.709014
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-46-310P
- **Registration:** N9114Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions and the pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane.  Factors contributing to this accident were: the thunderstorms, hail, and wind gusts, and the airplane's over maximum gross weight condition.

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