# NTSB Accident FTW97LA214
> **Piper PA-34-200T** · 1997-05-30 · SANTA TERESA, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA214
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07930
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-30
- **Location:** SANTA TERESA, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.84081, -106.680068
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-34-200T
- **Registration:** N36275
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's (PIC's) inadequate supervision of the flight by allowing the pilot-rated passenger to attempt a go-around (aborted landing) without maitaining minimum control speed (VMC), which resulted in loss of aircraft control.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot-rated passenger's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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