# NTSB Accident ERA09FA029
> **PIPER PA-24** · 2008-10-24 · Red Hill, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09FA029
- **Event ID:** 20081025X01226
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-10-24
- **Location:** Red Hill, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.940277, -78.548614
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24
- **Registration:** N8820P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to an improper repair to the stabilator, which resulted in an in-flight failure of the stabilator. Contributing to the accident was the descent in turbulence, at airspeeds above the maximum structural cruise speed.

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