# NTSB Accident LAX97LA090
> **Piper PA-18-150** · 1997-01-15 · CHANDLER, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA090
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07318
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-15
- **Location:** CHANDLER, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.240356, -111.780296
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N4101E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.  The student's diverted attention was a related factor.

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