# NTSB Accident NYC90FA051
> **PIPER PA-32R-300** · 1990-01-19 · GREAT BARRNGTON, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90FA051
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22477
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-01-19
- **Location:** GREAT BARRNGTON, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N38389
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM TREES WHILE DEPARTING FROM THE AIRPORT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, HIS ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE TO BE EXCEEDED, DARKNESS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPORT.

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