# NTSB Accident NYC97LA089
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1997-05-11 · POTTSTOWN, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA089
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07999
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-11
- **Location:** POTTSTOWN, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.249057, -75.63948
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N56639
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

was the flight instructor's diverted attention while standing on the wing behind a turning propeller, which resulted in his departure from the wing, forward into the turning propeller.

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