# NTSB Accident CHI05FA189
> **Piper PA-30** · 2005-07-18 · Aurora, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05FA189
- **Event ID:** 20050728X01117
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-18
- **Location:** Aurora, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.953056, -93.694999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-30
- **Registration:** N7868Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining adequate airspeed and aircraft control during initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin at a low altitude.  A factor to the accident was the pilot operating the airplane over its certified maximum gross weight.

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