# NTSB Accident CEN09FA010
> **MAULE MXT-7-180A** · 2008-10-11 · Santa Teresa, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09FA010
- **Event ID:** 20081011X32410
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-10-11
- **Location:** Santa Teresa, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.891944, -106.723609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MAULE
- **Model:** MXT-7-180A
- **Registration:** N4257C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to takeoff and fly into a thunderstorm.

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