# NTSB Accident ERA12LA309
> **PIPER PA-18** · 2012-04-29 · Pilot Mountain, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA309
- **Event ID:** 20120430X00440
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-04-29
- **Location:** Pilot Mountain, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.407775, -80.521942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N5769D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s reduced takeoff performance.

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