# NTSB Accident ERA20FA118
> **Piper PA46** · 2020-03-03 · Bishop, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20FA118
- **Event ID:** 20200303X93345
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-03-03
- **Location:** Bishop, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.856666, -83.486389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA46
- **Registration:** N43368
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s encounter with a rain shower updraft and severe turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and an inflight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on outdated weather information on his in-cockpit weather display.

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