# NTSB Accident LAX04FA226
> **Piper PA-28R-180** · 2004-05-31 · Columbia, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04FA226
- **Event ID:** 20040608X00763
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-31
- **Location:** Columbia, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.02111, -120.415557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N7626J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reason during takeoff-initial climb, and the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/mush.  Factors associated with the accident are an inadvertent stall/mush, and the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.

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