# NTSB Accident LAX03FA135
> **Beech A36** · 2003-04-13 · SEDONA, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03FA135
- **Event ID:** 20030418X00530
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-13
- **Location:** SEDONA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.841388, -111.7975
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N323D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a partial loss of engine power due to the certified flight instructor's failure to comply with the pilot operating handbook requirements for the mixture setting during takeoff.  Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight,  failure to monitor the airplane's performance, and failure to initiate an aborted takeoff in a timely way.

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