# NTSB Accident MIA04FA100
> **Piper PA-23-250** · 2004-06-21 · Baker, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA04FA100
- **Event ID:** 20040721X01013
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-06-21
- **Location:** Baker, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.788888, -86.637779
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N54134
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew's inadvertent flight into thunderstorms resulting in the design limits of the airplane being exceeded, loss of aircraft control and subsequent in-flight breakup.  A factor in the accident was the lack of required advisory by ATC about a radar displayed area of weather echoes.

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