# NTSB Accident ERA12FA327
> **MOONEY M20J** · 2012-05-10 · Sterling, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA327
- **Event ID:** 20120510X63101
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-05-10
- **Location:** Sterling, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.34, -75.421112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20J
- **Registration:** N9154K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to take off on an uphill slope without utilizing the entire available runway, and his failure to abort the takeoff when he realized he wasn’t going to liftoff in time to clear the trees at the end of the runway.

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