# NTSB Accident LAX03LA280
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 2003-09-07 · Sacramento, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA280
- **Event ID:** 20030909X01497
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-09-07
- **Location:** Sacramento, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.5, -121.483329
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N9141Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the bystander's failure to maintain clearance with the rotating propeller.

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