# NTSB Accident NYC94LA180
> **PIPER PA-28R-200** · 1994-09-20 · OAKLAND, MD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC94LA180
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02343
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-09-20
- **Location:** OAKLAND, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.409038, -79.410438
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N2815T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation in which the pilot attempted a high density altitude takeoff, up-slope, with the airplane over the maximum allowable gross weight, utilizing a rolling takeoff technique with an improper flap setting.  This resulted in an inadvertent mush into trees during the initial climb.

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