# NTSB Accident NYC97LA060
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 1997-03-14 · SANFORD, ME, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA060
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07616
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-14
- **Location:** SANFORD, ME, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N2914A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's premature raising of the flaps during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush.  A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment after lift-off, which allowed the airplane to settle in snow beside the runway as it mushed.

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