# NTSB Accident ERA14FA455
> **PIPER J3C-65** · 2014-09-16 · Fort Gaines, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14FA455
- **Event ID:** 20140924X82224
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-09-16
- **Location:** Fort Gaines, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.555555, -85.04972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** J3C-65
- **Registration:** N95480
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during flight, which resulted in a collision with a river.

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