# NTSB Accident LAX05FA262
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 2005-08-08 · Big Bear City, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05FA262
- **Event ID:** 20050817X01265
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-08
- **Location:** Big Bear City, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.25111, -116.850555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8540W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and adequate airspeed while executing an evasive maneuver during an aborted landing, which resulted in a cross-controlled accelerated stall and impact with terrain.  Contributing to the accident was the probable presence of another aircraft on the runway traveling in the opposite direction.

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