# NTSB Accident LAX97LA131
> **Zenair 601** · 1997-03-23 · PENN VALLEY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA131
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07583
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-23
- **Location:** PENN VALLEY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.179035, -121.199897
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Zenair
- **Model:** 601
- **Registration:** N4073T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.  Factors in the accident were the pilot's lack of recent experience, lack of experience in the type aircraft, and physical impairment due to drugs.

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