# NTSB Accident ERA20LA206
> **Piper PA 31T** · 2020-06-05 · Eatonton, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA206
- **Event ID:** 20200605X80257
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-06-05
- **Location:** Eatonton, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.381389, -83.328887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA 31T
- **Registration:** N135VE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions, which placed the airplane in an unusual attitude from which the pilot could not recover. Contributing to the accident was the convective and turbulent weather.

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