# NTSB Accident CEN13FA073
> **CESSNA 421C** · 2012-11-27 · Wells, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA073
- **Event ID:** 20121127X24828
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-11-27
- **Location:** Wells, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.470556, -94.940551
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 421C
- **Registration:** N67SR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into an area of extreme weather, which led to the in-flight encounter with a thunderstorm and structural failure of the wings and tail.

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