# NTSB Accident CHI99FA003
> **Piper PA-44-180** · 1998-10-09 · HOWELL, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99FA003
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11207
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-09
- **Location:** HOWELL, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.600795, -83.929924
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-44-180
- **Registration:** N3040A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain/exceed the Vmc airspeed during a go-around maneuver.  Contributing factors were the shutting down of the left engine and the lack of recent experience in the type operation.

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