# NTSB Accident ERA19LA072
> **Piper PA46** · 2018-12-20 · Mayport, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA072
- **Event ID:** 20181220X03836
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-12-20
- **Location:** Mayport, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.400554, -81.384445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA46
- **Registration:** N307JM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight loss of control following an encounter with supercooled large droplet icing conditions, which ultimately resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent inflight breakup. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed for flight in icing conditions.

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