# NTSB Accident IAD96LA115
> **Piper PA-46-310P** · 1996-07-12 · HARTFORD, CT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA115
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06260
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-12
- **Location:** HARTFORD, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-46-310P
- **Registration:** N234DM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to attain the proper lift-off airspeed, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain (river).

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