# NTSB Accident CEN15FA268
> **PIPER PA 32** · 2015-06-14 · Cuba, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15FA268
- **Event ID:** 20150614X11108
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-06-14
- **Location:** Cuba, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.078334, -91.436943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 32
- **Registration:** N2966X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into thunderstorm activity, which resulted in his loss of airplane control, the exceedance of the airplane's design limits, and its subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reliance on onboard weather equipment to navigate through severe weather.

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