NONE · Piper Seneca · 2008-05-31 · Plaquemine, LA, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN08CA099
Event ID
20080710X01016
Type
Accident
Date
2008-05-31
Location
Plaquemine, LA, USA
Coordinates
30.259721, -91.286109
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
Seneca
Registration
N864CA
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's poor decision to simulate a loss of engine on takeoff with a wet runway and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the dew covered runway surface and the ditch.