# NTSB Accident MIA98LA247
> **Piper PA-24** · 1998-09-16 · CENTRE, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA247
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11132
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-16
- **Location:** CENTRE, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.150505, -85.670204
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24
- **Registration:** N7003P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown point and his delay in initiating a go-around during a high and fast approach.  A factor  was the ditch.

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