# NTSB Accident CEN24FA160
> **PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA 46-350P** · 2024-04-16 · Hartsburg, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN24FA160
- **Event ID:** 20240416194102
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-04-16
- **Location:** Hartsburg, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.7166, -92.30164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER AIRCRAFT INC
- **Model:** PA 46-350P
- **Registration:** N451MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s encounter with convective weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control, the exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed speed, and the resulting overload failure of the horizontal stabilizer and subsequent failure of the airplane’s wings.

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