# NTSB Accident ERA13CA260
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2013-05-30 · Ellenville, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13CA260
- **Event ID:** 20130531X85634
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-05-30
- **Location:** Ellenville, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.684165, -74.351387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5715F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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