# NTSB Accident CHI05FA080
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 2005-03-27 · West Union, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05FA080
- **Event ID:** 20050330X00382
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-27
- **Location:** West Union, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.985279, -91.790557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8966W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff, and the pull-up to avoid obstacles which resulted in an inadvertent stall.  Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, the fence, and the tree line.

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