# NTSB Accident LAX93FA215
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1993-05-16 · GRASS VALLEY, CA, USA · FATL
## 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.

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