# NTSB Accident MIA00LA040
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1999-12-04 · PELZER, SC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20286
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-04
- **Location:** PELZER, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.640377, -82.460273
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N3848K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to recognize and compensate for changing wind conditions while on final approach and landing and his failure to initiate a timely go-around, resulting in collision with trees and a utility pole.

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