# NTSB Accident ATL97LA096
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1997-07-05 · SPRUCE PINE, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA096
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08291
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-05
- **Location:** SPRUCE PINE, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.909091, -82.0597
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5807U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance after turning the wrong way in a traffic pattern.

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