# NTSB Accident CEN15LA301
> **PIPER PA 28-140** · 2015-07-08 · Oakdale, LA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA301
- **Event ID:** 20150709X65917
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-07-08
- **Location:** Oakdale, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.906944, -92.652496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-140
- **Registration:** N3949K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning resulting in the airplane not having adequate performance to climb and clear the trees off the end of the dirt runway.

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