# NTSB Accident ATL89LA216
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 1989-09-22 · CLEVELAND, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89LA216
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29302
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-22
- **Location:** CLEVELAND, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.170204, -84.859458
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N43804
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND; A DELAYED GO-AROUND, AND THE PREMATURE RETRACTIONS OF THE FLAPS.

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