# NTSB Accident ATL03FA104
> **Piper PA-44-180** · 2003-06-08 · Battleboro, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03FA104
- **Event ID:** 20030616X00876
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-08
- **Location:** Battleboro, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.001945, -77.683609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-44-180
- **Registration:** N578TP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The certified flight instructor's (CFI) failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall/spin and the uncontrolled collision with the ground.

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