3 fatal · Piper Aerostar 601 · 2002-10-20 · Agua Dulce, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX03FA013
Event ID
20021023X05370
Type
Accident
Date
2002-10-20
Location
Agua Dulce, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.502498, -118.313888
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
Aerostar 601
Registration
N700US
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to attain and maintain a sufficient airspeed, which led to an inadvertent stall mush. The pilot's selection of the wrong runway for departure, considering the uphill gradient, the wind direction, and a takeoff path into rising terrain are also causal. The high denisty altitude and the degraded internal condition of the engines were factors.