# NTSB Accident CHI08LA197
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 2008-07-19 · Sparta, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08LA197
- **Event ID:** 20080903X01368
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-07-19
- **Location:** Sparta, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.958332, -90.737777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N2133V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.  Contributing to the accident was the airplane's overgross weight condition.

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