# NTSB Accident CEN20LA201
> **PIPER PA28** · 2020-05-31 · Carlinville, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN20LA201
- **Event ID:** 20200531X82140
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-05-31
- **Location:** Carlinville, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.241664, -89.915557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N8991W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s attempted recovery from a steep descent which inadvertently exceeded the ultimate load factor of the airframe and resulted in a low-level inflight breakup.

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