# NTSB Accident MKC90MA115
> **PIPER PA-46-310P** · 1990-05-27 · NAYLOR, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC90MA115
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23248
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-05-27
- **Location:** NAYLOR, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.569431, -90.600372
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-46-310P
- **Registration:** N22EK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACTIVATE THE PITOT HEAT BEFORE FLYING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL, FOLLOWED BY HIS IMPROPER RESPONSE TO ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED INDICATIONS THAT RESULTED FROM BLOCKAGE OF THE PITOT TUBE BY ATMOSPHERIC ICING.

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