# NTSB Accident NYC98FA024
> **Piper PA-23-150** · 1997-10-31 · FITCHBURG, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98FA024
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09095
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-31
- **Location:** FITCHBURG, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-150
- **Registration:** N3EV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate in-flight decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a loss of control.  Contributing was the flight instructor's failure to follow standard practices while simulating and practicing emergency procedures which resulted in his initiating of a single-engine go around and reduced climb performance.

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