1 fatal · PIPER PA 46-310P · 2016-09-07 · Chariton, IA, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN16FA361
Event ID
20160908X03741
Type
Accident
Date
2016-09-07
Location
Chariton, IA, USA
Coordinates
41.090278, -93.108612
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 46-310P
Registration
N465JM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's design stress limitations and a subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue visual flight into convective instrument meteorological conditions.