# NTSB Accident ERA22FA368
> **PIPER PA32** · 2022-08-11 · Metz, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22FA368
- **Event ID:** 20220812105724
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-08-11
- **Location:** Metz, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.62414, -80.38504
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA32
- **Registration:** N720RP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s intentional visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions based on latent weather information, which resulted in the airplane entering extreme precipitation, a loss of aircraft control, and in-flight break-up.

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