# NTSB Accident CEN22FA069
> **PIPER PA46-500TP** · 2021-12-11 · Steamboat Springs, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN22FA069
- **Event ID:** 20211211104385
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-12-11
- **Location:** Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.459893, -106.85728
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA46-500TP
- **Registration:** N744Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to adhere to the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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