# NTSB Accident ERA21LA122
> **PIPER PA46** · 2021-02-02 · Leicester, MA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA122
- **Event ID:** 20210203102592
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-02-02
- **Location:** Leicester, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.276667, -71.959444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA46
- **Registration:** N221ST
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain the minimum airspeed for flight in icing conditions, which resulted in a loss of elevator control during approach due to ice accumulation.

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