# NTSB Accident WPR24FA014
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2023-10-17 · Williams, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24FA014
- **Event ID:** 20231017193255
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-10-17
- **Location:** Williams, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.2905, -112.19157
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N6192J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb after takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate preflight airplane performance planning for the high density-altitude.

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