# Accident 20240416018499A: Piper PA-46-350P, April 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2024, 12:00 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7166° N, 92.3016° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7166&lon=-92.3016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N451MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104619, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-350P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240416018499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT FLEW TO CLOSE TO A THUNDERSTORM AND THE AIRCRAFT BROKE APART INFLIGHT DUE TO FLYING TO CLOSE TO AN AIRMASS NEAR A THUNDERSTORM CELL. THE AIRCRAFT PIECES IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY IN A FOUR MILE RADIUS OF THE EVENT LOCATION. NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURIED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN24FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA160), Apr 16, 2024: Piper PA 46-350P (N451MA), Hartsburg, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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