# NTSB Accident CHI94LA234
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 1994-07-20 · TRAVERSE, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94LA234
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01702
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-07-20
- **Location:** TRAVERSE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.760417, -85.699508
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N8255N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

poor preflight planning and preparation by the pilot for not calculating the weight and balance of his airplane before departure.  Factors associated with the accident were the airplane's weight and balance was exceeded, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the accident airplane.

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