# NTSB Accident CEN19LA297
> **Piper J3C** · 2019-09-02 · Independence Charter Township, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19LA297
- **Event ID:** 20190902X34852
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-09-02
- **Location:** Independence Charter Township, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.756846, -83.351221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** J3C
- **Registration:** N98278
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The reduction in climb performance for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after the loss of performance.

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