# NTSB Accident ATL97LA033
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1997-01-09 · LEBANON, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA033
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07259
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-09
- **Location:** LEBANON, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.200721, -86.320663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N1434X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper short, soft field takeof. A factor was the pilot's poor in-flight decision to operate over an overcast until near the airplane's maximum endurance.

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