# NTSB Accident LAX97LA004
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1996-10-06 · ELY, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA004
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06914
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-06
- **Location:** ELY, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.420986, -115.000434
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N6614J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to preclude stalling, while turning toward an emergency landing area.  A factor related to the accident was: the high density altitude condition.

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