Aviation accident ERA09LA131

1 fatal · PIPER PA-25-235 · 2009-01-06 · Pensacola, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA09LA131
Event ID: 20090106X51907
Type: Accident
Date: 2009-01-06
Location: Pensacola, FL, USA
Coordinates: 30.392221, -87.342781

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-25-235
Registration: N7160Z
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed following a total loss of engine power during a low-level approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown