# NTSB Accident IAD05LA138
> **Piper PA-46-500TP** · 2005-09-12 · Rangeley, ME, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD05LA138
- **Event ID:** 20050928X01541
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-09-12
- **Location:** Rangeley, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.778888, -70.789443
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-46-500TP
- **Registration:** N747AW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A malfunction of the yaw damper system due to fluid contamination. Factors in the accident were the air condition exhaust vent design and the design stress limits of the airplane were exceeded.

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