# NTSB Accident CHI02FA231
> **Piper PA-46-350P** · 2002-08-04 · Benton Harbor, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02FA231
- **Event ID:** 20020808X01353
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-04
- **Location:** Benton Harbor, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.127498, -86.394996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-46-350P
- **Registration:** N316PM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above stall speed resulting in a stall/spin.  Additional causes were the pilot not maintaining best glide airspeed and optimal glidepath following the loss of engine power.  A factor to the accident was the engine failure due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft.

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