1 fatal · Piper PA-28-180 · 2001-06-04 · Big Bear City, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01FA199
Event ID
20010613X01169
Type
Accident
Date
2001-06-04
Location
Big Bear City, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.259723, -116.873611
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N5413S
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the student pilot's selection of a takeoff runway conducive to a tailwind weather condition and his failure to maintain airspeed and his inadvertent stall during takeoff initial climb. Factors in the accident were the partial loss engine power resulting from the inoperative right magneto and the high density altitude weather condition.