# NTSB Accident CHI03LA064
> **Piper PA-24-180** · 2003-02-05 · Halstead, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA064
- **Event ID:** 20030212X00204
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-02-05
- **Location:** Halstead, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.031387, -97.509162
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-180
- **Registration:** N5681P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure by the flight crew to execute an aborted takeoff when acceleration degraded and the improper soft field takeoff procedure as flown by the private pilot. Contributing factors were inadequate supervision by the flight instructor and the tailwind encountered on takeoff.

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