# NTSB Accident SEA02GA053
> **Piper PA-31** · 2002-03-12 · Atlanta, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02GA053
- **Event ID:** 20020404X00457
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-03-12
- **Location:** Atlanta, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.95, -115.051666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31
- **Registration:** N2336V
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** —
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight which resulted in the in-flight separation due to overload of the spar at the right wing root.  Hypoxia was a factor.

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