# NTSB Accident ERA20LA274
> **Piper PA32RT** · 2020-08-01 · Honesdale, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA274
- **Event ID:** 20200801X90550
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-08-01
- **Location:** Honesdale, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.515556, -75.251663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA32RT
- **Registration:** N3025L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s premature rotation for takeoff, which resulted in a tail strike and subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which failed to accurately determine and account for the effects of high-density altitude on performance.

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