# NTSB Accident ERA19LA026
> **Piper PA31T** · 2018-10-25 · Atlantic Ocean, AO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA026
- **Event ID:** 20181025X55256
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-10-25
- **Location:** Atlantic Ocean, AO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.634952, -72.860855
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA31T
- **Registration:** N555PM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight loss of control, which resulted in an impact with water, for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered.

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