# NTSB Accident CEN14FA328
> **PIPER PA 28-235** · 2014-06-30 · Georgetown, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14FA328
- **Event ID:** 20140630X24850
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-06-30
- **Location:** Georgetown, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.709583, -105.689254
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-235
- **Registration:** N8814W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inability to maintain a climb while maneuvering the airplane in high-density altitude conditions that degraded the airplane’s climb performance and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which led to an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and his decision to fly into mountainous terrain.

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