# NTSB Accident WPR13FA070
> **PIPER PA-31T1** · 2012-12-15 · Ely, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA070
- **Event ID:** 20121216X01302
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-12-15
- **Location:** Ely, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.087223, -114.58361
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-31T1
- **Registration:** N93CN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to regain airplane control following a sudden rapid descent during cruise flight, which resulted in an exceedance of the design stress limits of the aircraft and led to an in-flight structural failure.

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