# NTSB Accident CHI99FA140
> **Piper PA-28R-201** · 1999-05-02 · CURRAN, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99FA140
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18705
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-05-02
- **Location:** CURRAN, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.710479, -83.80001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-201
- **Registration:** N5274A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the inadvertent stall/mush.  Factor which contributed to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, the premature lift-off during the takeoff, the airplane's low airspeed following lift-off, and the trees.

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