# NTSB Accident SEA96FA137
> **Piper PA-28R-180** · 1996-06-27 · PRAY, MT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96FA137
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06100
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-27
- **Location:** PRAY, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.309524, -110.76094
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N7529J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's delay in initiating a go-around, and his failure to obtain and/or maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid higher terrain during the go-around, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the narrow landing area, variable/gusty crosswind conditions, the resultant lack of directional control during the landing, high density altitude, and mountainous/hilly terrain beyond the end of the airstrip.

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