# NTSB Accident ERA25FA201
> **PIPER PA32RT** · 2025-05-10 · Yulee, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA25FA201
- **Event ID:** 20250510200140
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-05-10
- **Location:** Yulee, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.625424, -81.52865
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA32RT
- **Registration:** N30689
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in a stall/spin at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the opening of the nose baggage door and subsequent distraction of the pilot during a critical phase of flight, as well as the external pressure of the approaching thunderstorms, which likely resulted in the pilot rushing to depart.

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