# NTSB Accident ERA10FA359
> **PIPER PA-28RT-201** · 2010-07-15 · North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10FA359
- **Event ID:** 20100714X15847
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-07-15
- **Location:** North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.846942, -78.632225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28RT-201
- **Registration:** N2825A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions around a thunderstorm. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent actual instrument experience.

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