# NTSB Accident WPR24FA105
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 2024-03-10 · Madras, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24FA105
- **Event ID:** 20240311193907
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-03-10
- **Location:** Madras, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.597379, -121.03049
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N3264W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with turbulence and structural icing conditions, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.

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