SERS · PIPER PA-23-180 · 1994-03-05 · Fairfield, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX94LA153
Event ID
20001206X00926
Type
Accident
Date
1994-03-05
Location
Fairfield, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.474074, -112.13538
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-23-180
Registration
N2142P
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER CONTROL INTO THE FEATHER POSITION, HIS DECISION TO BY-PASS SUITABLE LANDING SITES IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE AS THE AIRCRAFT ENERGY AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY DETERIORATED, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRPSEED AT OR ABOVE VMC, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HIS INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.