# NTSB Accident ATL01FA105
> **Piper PA-32R-301** · 2001-09-08 · Byhalia, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL01FA105
- **Event ID:** 20010918X01960
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-09-08
- **Location:** Byhalia, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.783611, -89.758613
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301
- **Registration:** N8398Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper evaluation of weather conditions which lead to an inflight encounter with turbulent weather resulting in an in flight break up of the airframe, and subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain. A factor was the pilot's drug impairment.

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