# NTSB Accident CHI96LA298
> **Piper PA-38** · 1996-08-15 · FAIRBURY, NE, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA298
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06462
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-15
- **Location:** FAIRBURY, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.099903, -96.929992
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38
- **Registration:** N2538N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate airspeed and an inadvertant stall during the initial takeoff climb.  Factors associated with the accident were the rough terrain used for takeoff and the ditch at the departure end on the field.

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