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Aviation accident LAX97FA070
4 fatal · Piper PA-23-250 · 1996-12-22 · LUCERNE VALLEY, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
LAX97FA070- Event ID
20001208X07186- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1996-12-22
- Location
- LUCERNE VALLEY, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 34.520854, -116.879264
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 4
Aircraft
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-23-250
- Registration
- N2377T
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 2
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed after encountering turbulence, low level wind shear, and an open door.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown