# NTSB Accident CEN16FA361
> **PIPER PA 46-310P** · 2016-09-07 · Chariton, IA, USA · FATL
## 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.

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