# NTSB Accident ERA16LA078
> **PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-46** · 2015-12-24 · Corinth, MS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA078
- **Event ID:** 20151224X50002
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-12-24
- **Location:** Corinth, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.902778, -88.598052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER AIRCRAFT INC
- **Model:** PA-46
- **Registration:** N891CR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his subsequent failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an access door opening after takeoff, and the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.

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