# NTSB Accident ERA23FA380
> **PIPER PA28** · 2023-09-28 · Whitesville, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA380
- **Event ID:** 20230928193156
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-09-28
- **Location:** Whitesville, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.634366, -86.890423
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N3079M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s improper decision to continue flight into a known area of thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.

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