# NTSB Accident CEN20LA402
> **PIPER PA46** · 2020-09-20 · Hilltop Lakes, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN20LA402
- **Event ID:** 20200920X30723
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-09-20
- **Location:** Hilltop Lakes, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.073888, -96.213333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA46
- **Registration:** N236KM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined and the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to establish and maintain a proper glidepath.

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