# NTSB Accident CEN12FA108
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 2011-12-20 · Bryan, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12FA108
- **Event ID:** 20111219X15943
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-12-20
- **Location:** Bryan, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.947221, -96.268608
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N3590T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with severe weather, which resulted in the airplane’s left wing failing in positive overload. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on outdated weather information that he received on his in-cockpit Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD).

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