# NTSB Accident ATL06LA021
> **Piper PA-34-200** · 2005-12-08 · Columbia, SC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL06LA021
- **Event ID:** 20051214X01970
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-12-08
- **Location:** Columbia, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.93861, -81.119445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-34-200
- **Registration:** N997BW
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel's improper installation of the stabilator trim arm which resulted in separation of a bolt,  loss of control during takeoff, and a subsequent hard landing.

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