# NTSB Accident ERA09FA487
> **SOCATA TB20** · 2009-08-27 · Pavo, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09FA487
- **Event ID:** 20090828X42457
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-08-27
- **Location:** Pavo, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.941667, -83.722503
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SOCATA
- **Model:** TB20
- **Registration:** N654GT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, with embedded intense thunderstorms, heavy rain, and severe to extreme turbulence, resulting in an in-flight separation of the left wing due to overstress.

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