# NTSB Accident ERA13CA278
> **PIPER PA-46-500TP** · 2013-06-03 · West Palm Beach, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13CA278
- **Event ID:** 20130611X94913
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-06-03
- **Location:** West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.646389, -80.294166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-46-500TP
- **Registration:** N21EP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s diversion of attention while taxiing the airplane, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control and collision with a ditch.

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