# NTSB Accident ERA19LA227
> **Piper PA22** · 2019-07-14 · Hastings, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA227
- **Event ID:** 20190714X02348
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-07-14
- **Location:** Hastings, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.693332, -81.506942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA22
- **Registration:** N7833D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to secure the engine primer control, which resulted in an overly rich fuel/air mixture and degraded engine performance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner.

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