# NTSB Accident WPR15FA158
> **PIPER PA 46 350P** · 2015-05-07 · Spokane, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15FA158
- **Event ID:** 20150508X05509
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-05-07
- **Location:** Spokane, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.685832, -117.326942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 46 350P
- **Registration:** N962DA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The mechanic's incorrect installation of two aileron cables and the subsequent inadequate functional checks of the aileron system before flight by both the mechanic and the pilot, which prevented proper roll control from the cockpit, resulting in the pilot's subsequent loss of control during flight. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic's and the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the work that day.

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