# NTSB Accident CEN23FA084
> **PIPER PA46** · 2023-01-17 · Yoakum, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23FA084
- **Event ID:** 20230117106588
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-01-17
- **Location:** Yoakum, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.306388, -97.111106
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA46
- **Registration:** N963MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s spatial disorientation during a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which led to an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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