2 fatal · PIPER PA-28-161 · 1993-05-16 · GRASS VALLEY, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX93FA215
Event ID
20001211X12410
Type
Accident
Date
1993-05-16
Location
GRASS VALLEY, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.179866, -120.980529
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-161
Registration
N26075
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT PREMATURELY RAISING THE AIRPLANE'S FLAPS AT AN AIRSPEED INSUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL MUSH CONDITION. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT.