# NTSB Accident MIA04FA086
> **Piper PA-32-260** · 2004-05-20 · Venice, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA04FA086
- **Event ID:** 20040601X00703
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-20
- **Location:** Venice, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.069166, -82.440551
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N3331W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to recover from an improper landing flare resulting in his failure to maintain airspeed (Vs), an inadvertant stall, loss of control, and inflight collision with terrain during an uncontrolled descent.

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