# NTSB Accident ERA14FA255
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2014-05-25 · Fountain, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14FA255
- **Event ID:** 20140525X21418
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-05-25
- **Location:** Fountain, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.522222, -85.38861
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N43113
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to depart from a soft runway with a tailwind and toward obstructions, and his failure to follow the manufacturer's recommended procedures for the takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the degradation of airplane and engine performance due to the high density altitude and the pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane's carburetor heat.

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