# NTSB Accident LAX89LA186
> **PIPER PA-32RT-300T** · 1989-05-24 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA186
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28345
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-24
- **Location:** PHOENIX, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.429901, -112.010147
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32RT-300T
- **Registration:** N39520
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BEHIND THE B-737 WHICH RESULTED IN THE INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE.

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