# NTSB Accident ANC94FA080
> **PIPER PA-32-301** · 1994-07-11 · PORTAGE CREEK, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC94FA080
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01633
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-07-11
- **Location:** PORTAGE CREEK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.820915, -157.860153
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-301
- **Registration:** N8297X
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS WITHIN ITS GROSS WEIGHT AND CENTER-OF-GRAVITY LIMITS, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INABILITY TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT AND A RESULTANT STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SOFT/WET/UPHILL RUNWAY CONDITION.

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