# NTSB Accident LAX02LA197
> **Piper PA-22-135** · 2002-06-14 · Brownsville, CA, USA · FATL
## 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.

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