# NTSB Accident MIA89FA146
> **PIPER PA-44-180** · 1989-05-09 · FORT PIERCE, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA89FA146
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28366
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-09
- **Location:** FORT PIERCE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.579456, -80.220275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-44-180
- **Registration:** N2231M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), AND FAILURE OF THE CREW TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM POSSIBLE INTERRUPTION OF FUEL.

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