# NTSB Accident IAD00FA053
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2000-06-23 · BEALETON, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD00FA053
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21245
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-23
- **Location:** BEALETON, VA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N311SB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor's improper pre-flight plan and decision to land and depart an airport with insufficient runway. A factor in the accident was the short grass runway with a 100-foot obstruction at the end.

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