# NTSB Accident CEN21LA104
> **PIPER PA-24-250** · 2021-01-02 · New Hudson, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA104
- **Event ID:** 20210102102480
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-01-02
- **Location:** New Hudson, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.510692, -83.626261
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N8347P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of an instrument rating and the low visibility at the time of the accident.

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