# NTSB Accident GAA19CA456
> **Piper PA46** · 2019-07-27 · Sparta, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA456
- **Event ID:** 20190726X01834
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-07-27
- **Location:** Sparta, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.058887, -85.527778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA46
- **Registration:** N12KW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a sign and terrain. Contributing to the need to abort the takeoff was the pilot's improper decision to take off with the airplane over its maximum gross takeoff weight.

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