1 fatal · Piper PA-22-135 · 2002-06-14 · Brownsville, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX02LA197
Event ID
20020621X00953
Type
Accident
Date
2002-06-14
Location
Brownsville, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.459167, -121.296669
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-22-135
Registration
N3329B
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during a turn to reverse course back to the runway, resulting in a stall and collision with terrain.