# NTSB Accident MIA99FA224
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1999-08-13 · PEMBROKE PINES, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99FA224
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19578
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-13
- **Location:** PEMBROKE PINES, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.030855, -80.239341
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N754AR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed and inadvertent stall of the airplane by the pilot-in-command resulting in the uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with a house.  Contributing factors in the accident were the loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons, the operation of the airplane by the pilot-in-command under the influence of marijuana contrary to federal regulations, and the unsuitable terrain encountered after takeoff.  A finding in the investigation was the operation of the airplane by the pilot-in-command contrary to federal regulations for his use of antidepressant medication which he was warned against.

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