# NTSB Accident CEN19FA120
> **PIPER PA28** · 2019-04-13 · Lake, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19FA120
- **Event ID:** 20190414X14908
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-04-13
- **Location:** Lake, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.340154, -89.364466
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N4890L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot’s loss of control while flying in dark night instrument meteorological weather conditions with convective activity, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its structural limitations and experiencing an in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of preflight planning and impairment from drugs.

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