# NTSB Accident LAX97FA217
> **Piper PA 31-310** · 1997-06-20 · SAN DIEGO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA217
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08160
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-20
- **Location:** SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.549987, -117.039184
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA 31-310
- **Registration:** N266MM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of power in the left engine for undetermined reasons and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain minimum single-engine control airspeed.  A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to fly with known deficiencies in the equipment.

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