# NTSB Accident NYC92FA073
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 1992-04-05 · PARIS, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC92FA073
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14495
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-04-05
- **Location:** PARIS, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.799713, -81.150535
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N9741W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE FLYING OVER HIGHER TERRAIN WITH A CLIMB RATE THAT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLES.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND THE GUSTY CROSS WIND.

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