# NTSB Accident LAX04CA173
> **Piper PA34-200** · 2004-03-31 · La Verne, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04CA173
- **Event ID:** 20040427X00517
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-03-31
- **Location:** La Verne, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.091388, -117.781669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA34-200
- **Registration:** N74SA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the CFI 's failure to correctly reconfigure the right engine fuel selector, resulting in a total loss of power to that engine.  Also causal was the CFI's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane and an adequate airspeed, which led to the airplane stalling and colliding with terrain.  A factor in the accident was the CFI's diverted attention.

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