# NTSB Accident CHI04LA201
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2004-07-31 · Custer, SD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04LA201
- **Event ID:** 20040804X01142
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-31
- **Location:** Custer, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.733333, -103.617774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N4345J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation and the pilot used improper aborted takeoff procedures by not reducing the throttle.  Factors associated with the accident were the high density altitude and the tailwind.

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