# NTSB Accident ERA20LA315
> **Vans RV9** · 2020-09-13 · Steinhatchee, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA315
- **Event ID:** 20200913X12433
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-09-13
- **Location:** Steinhatchee, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.7, -83.51667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Vans
- **Model:** RV9
- **Registration:** N4889R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the air traffic controller to provide hazardous weather information to the pilot, resulting in the flight’s encounter with strong updraft conditions, an inflight loss of airplane control, and an in-flight breakup. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to initiate a flight into an area under the influence of a tropical storm, with forecast rain showers and thunderstorms, which increased the potential for an encounter with significant convective weather

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