# NTSB Accident ERA16CA237
> **PIPER PA 28-161** · 2016-06-29 · Honesdale, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16CA237
- **Event ID:** 20160630X52348
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-29
- **Location:** Honesdale, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.515556, -75.251663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-161
- **Registration:** N8237Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in his attempt to take off near the airplane’s maximum gross weight in high-density altitude conditions that degraded the airplane’s takeoff and climb performance and resulted in an aborted takeoff and subsequent runway excursion.

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