# NTSB Accident NYC90FA075
> **PIPER PA-38-112** · 1990-03-08 · SMITHFIELD, RI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90FA075
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22803
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-03-08
- **Location:** SMITHFIELD, RI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N2603G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM A STALL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE.

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