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Aviation accident LAX97LA324

SERS · Piper PA28R-180 · 1997-09-12 · RENO, NV, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX97LA324
Event ID
20001208X08888
Type
Accident
Date
1997-09-12
Location
RENO, NV, USA
Coordinates
39.520065, -119.810745

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4

Aircraft

Make
Piper
Model
PA28R-180
Registration
N69645
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's lack of qualification in the aircraft; the FAA pilot certification system's failure to transfer the medical limitations imposed on the pilot to his private pilot certificate; the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning/decisions that caused the aircraft to arrive with a critically low fuel state, which resulted in a momentary loss of power due to an unporting of the fuel tank supply pickup at a critical time in the go-around; and, the maintenance facilities' failure to properly connect the landing gear indicator circuit breaker to the bus pane.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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