1 fatal · PIPER PA-28-140 · 1994-07-18 · BANNING, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX94LA290
Event ID
20001206X01784
Type
Accident
Date
1994-07-18
Location
BANNING, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.940666, -116.970069
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-140
Registration
N4487X
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an appropriate climb airspeed after lift-off which resulted in an inadvertent stall mush condition. Factors in the accident were the high-density altitude condition, the pilot's selection of a runway with an uphill gradient, and the pilot's loading of the aircraft 223 pounds in excess of the maximum allowable gross takeoff weight.