# NTSB Accident GAA16CA107
> **PIPER PA 46** · 2016-01-19 · Ottawa, KS, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA107
- **Event ID:** 20160120X52017
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-01-19
- **Location:** Ottawa, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.335277, -95.114997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 46
- **Registration:** N113WB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The flight crews encounter with un-forecasted freezing rain resulting in an uncontrolled descent, forced landing, and substantial damage to the airplane's firewall, and forward pressure bulkhead.

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