# NTSB Accident NYC91FA140
> **PIPER PA-28-151** · 1991-05-25 · SHELBURNE, VT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91FA140
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17094
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-05-25
- **Location:** SHELBURNE, VT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-151
- **Registration:** N8433C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PREMATURE LIFT-OFF BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A SUBSEQUENT STALL/MUSH AND COLLISION WITH TREES.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION.

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