# NTSB Accident DEN00LA030
> **Piper PA-31T1** · 1999-12-16 · SANTA FE, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00LA030
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20230
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-16
- **Location:** SANTA FE, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.739681, -105.860801
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31T1
- **Registration:** N919RD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot initiating lift off at an airspeed insufficient to maintain flight and retracting the landing gear prematurely resulting in a stall mush.  A factor was the pilot incorrectly setting the elevator trim.

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