3 fatal · Piper PA-28-181 · 1996-09-21 · CALIENTE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX96FA340
Event ID
20001208X06765
Type
Accident
Date
1996-09-21
Location
CALIENTE, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.399524, -118.510536
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-181
Registration
N2393W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
improper in-flight planning/decision by the flight instructor (CFI) by allowing the airplane to flying into a box canyon area, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with wooded terrain. The CFI's selection of the wrong runway and the resultant tailwind were related factors.