# NTSB Accident ATL00FA075
> **Piper PA-46-350P** · 2000-08-04 · AUGUSTA, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL00FA075
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21644
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-04
- **Location:** AUGUSTA, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.48011, -82.010353
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-46-350P
- **Registration:** N198PM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Improper preflight planning/preparation by the pilot, which resulted in taking off with the airplane exceeding the weight and balance limitations.  Factors to the accident were the improper loading of the airplane, taking off from a short, up sloping runway and the pilot's elevated glucose level.

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