# NTSB Accident LAX90FA002
> **PIPER PA-28RT-201T** · 1989-10-06 · PALM SPRINGS, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90FA002
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29623
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-10-06
- **Location:** PALM SPRINGS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.849819, -116.560012
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28RT-201T
- **Registration:** N3063T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW WAKE TURBULENCE AVOIDANCE PROCEDURES, WHICH RESULTED IN A VORTEX TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS:  THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITHIN ITS WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS.

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