# NTSB Accident ERA11FA431
> **BEECH G35** · 2011-07-31 · Byron, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA431
- **Event ID:** 20110731X45211
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-07-31
- **Location:** Byron, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.603054, -83.771385
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** G35
- **Registration:** N156RP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s sustained flight at airspeeds in excess of the airplane's never exceed speed during a steep descent, which resulted in a subsequent in-flight structural failure due to overstress.

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