# NTSB Accident WPR20LA135
> **Piper PA-23-250** · 2020-04-30 · Hemet, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20LA135
- **Event ID:** 20200430X75227
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-04-30
- **Location:** Hemet, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.618057, -116.865554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N6521Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly inspect and replace damaged aileron control cables, which resulted in fatigue separation of the aileron control cable and loss of control of the aircraft.

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