# NTSB Accident MIA97FA020
> **Piper PA-60-600** · 1996-11-09 · NEW BERN, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97FA020
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07088
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-09
- **Location:** NEW BERN, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.110336, -77.069229
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-60-600
- **Registration:** N8239J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC).  Contributing to the accident was his lack of total experience in kind of aircraft.

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