# NTSB Accident WPR22FA216
> **CESSNA 336** · 2022-06-18 · Porterville, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22FA216
- **Event ID:** 20220619105275
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-06-18
- **Location:** Porterville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.006567, -119.03956
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 336
- **Registration:** N3835U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the elevator control assembly hardware, which resulted in an in-flight disconnection of the elevator and elevator counterweight and the pilot’s inability to maintain pitch control.

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