# NTSB Accident LAX04LA021
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 2003-10-20 · Mesa, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA021
- **Event ID:** 20031029X01826
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-20
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.460834, -111.728332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N9338W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.  Also causal, was the pilot's inadequate preflight and failure to secure the right side of the engine cowling prior to departure.

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