# NTSB Accident ERA11CA497
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 2011-09-21 · Okeechobee, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11CA497
- **Event ID:** 20110922X00143
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-09-21
- **Location:** Okeechobee, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.259721, -80.85028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N9249L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during a power-off landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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