# NTSB Accident IAD96LA133
> **Piper PA-31T** · 1996-08-14 · POTTSTOWN, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA133
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06532
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-14
- **Location:** POTTSTOWN, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.250793, -75.640937
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31T
- **Registration:** N163SA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff/ground run resulting in in-flight collision with a fence.   Related factors were the pilot's poor planning/decision making, and the fog.

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