# NTSB Accident MIA99LA238
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1999-08-25 · JACKSON, AL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99LA238
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19603
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-25
- **Location:** JACKSON, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.530672, -87.890342
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N6685J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, which resulted in taking off with the airplane's maximum gross weight exceeded, and subsequent impact with trees.  Factors in this accident were high temperatures and an in-flight encounter with a downdraft.

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