# NTSB Accident NYC06FA133
> **Piper PA-28-236** · 2006-05-31 · Manahawkin, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC06FA133
- **Event ID:** 20060618X00760
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-05-31
- **Location:** Manahawkin, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.676666, -74.228614
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-236
- **Registration:** N48ED
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's inadvertent VFR cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control, which resulted in his exeeding the design stress limits of the airplane, and an in-flight separation of the wings and horizontal stabilizer.

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