# NTSB Accident FTW96FA088
> **Piper PA-34-200T** · 1996-01-13 · WICHITA FALLS, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA088
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05123
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-13
- **Location:** WICHITA FALLS, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-34-200T
- **Registration:** N8894E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadvertent stall by the pilot in command. Factors were the impeded airplane takeoff performance, the rudder trim not corrected by the pilot, and the pilot's failure to comply with the checklist.

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