# NTSB Accident LAX90LA175
> **PIPER PA23-160** · 1990-05-15 · FLAGSTAFF, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90LA175
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23177
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-05-15
- **Location:** FLAGSTAFF, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.230247, -111.8395
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA23-160
- **Registration:** N4232P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER. A FACTOR WAS ERRATIC POWER FROM THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO THE JAMMING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE IN AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION.

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