# NTSB Accident LAX89FA314
> **PIPER PA-31-350** · 1989-09-15 · ONTARIO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89FA314
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29403
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-15
- **Location:** ONTARIO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.070106, -117.619384
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N70PE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER HUB DUE TO METAL FATIGUE WHICH RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME IN FLIGHT BY THE SEPARATING PROPELLER MAKING THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE.

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