# NTSB Accident IAD04LA005
> **Piper PA-44** · 2003-12-23 · Prospect, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD04LA005
- **Event ID:** 20040107X00027
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-12-23
- **Location:** Prospect, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.897777, -80.07917
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-44
- **Registration:** N432PA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's improper in-flight decision,  which included an inappropriate altitude selection for intentional single engine operation.   Factors were the inability of the flight instructor to restart the right engine for undetermined reasons, and the early deployment of flaps and/or landing gear that did not allow the airplane to clear trees.

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