# NTSB Accident ATL89FA144
> **PIPER PA-22-135** · 1989-05-06 · AUGUSTA, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89FA144
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28235
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-06
- **Location:** AUGUSTA, GA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-135
- **Registration:** N8693C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MAKING A STEEP TURN AFTER TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

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