# NTSB Accident ERA12FA115
> **SOCATA TBM 700** · 2011-12-20 · Morristown, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA115
- **Event ID:** 20111220X20005
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-12-20
- **Location:** Morristown, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.77639, -74.476387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SOCATA
- **Model:** TBM 700
- **Registration:** N731CA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane’s encounter with unforecasted severe icing conditions that were characterized by high ice accretion rates and the pilot's failure to use his command authority to depart the icing conditions in an expeditious manner, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

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