# NTSB Accident IAD97FA022
> **Piper PA-34-220T** · 1996-11-15 · WEST MILTON, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA022
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07041
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-15
- **Location:** WEST MILTON, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.950923, -84.319442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-34-220T
- **Registration:** N8468H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control after an undetermined failure of the automatic flight control.  A contributing factor was failure of the maintenance technician to have the airplane test flown prior to release.

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