# NTSB Accident IAD98FA044
> **Piper PA-20** · 1998-04-12 · BEAVER FALLS, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98FA044
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09876
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-12
- **Location:** BEAVER FALLS, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.760734, -80.319824
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-20
- **Registration:** N2336A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his failure to attain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall.  Contributing was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane, and his misjudgment of wind information which resulted in a tailwind during takeoff.

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