# NTSB Accident CHI89LA115
> **PIPER PA-22** · 1989-06-18 · MICHIGAN CITY, IN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89LA115
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28536
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-18
- **Location:** MICHIGAN CITY, IN, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 5
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22
- **Registration:** N8824D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL & COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.  RELATED FACTORS WERE:  FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES AND HIS OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT.

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