# NTSB Accident MIA01FA152
> **Piper PA-31-T2** · 2001-06-03 · JACKSON, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01FA152
- **Event ID:** 20010608X01129
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-03
- **Location:** JACKSON, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.495555, -88.903892
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31-T2
- **Registration:** N31XL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's shutting down the left engine following loss of control of the left propeller resulting in an in-flight loss of control of the airplane due to the windmilling propeller. Factors in the accident were the failure of the propeller control bracket assembly due to fatigue, the pilot's lack of experience in the type of airplane (turbo propeller) and the absence of a procedure for loss of propeller control in the airplane's flight manual.

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