# NTSB Accident ERA24LA113
> **PIPER PA28** · 2024-02-13 · Melbourne, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA113
- **Event ID:** 20240215193798
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-02-13
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.1013, -80.6451
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N650FT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to correctly identify the runway centerline prior to initiating the nighttime takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a runway edge light and subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate monitoring of the pilot.

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