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Aviation accident ERA15FA171

2 fatal · PIPER PA28 · 2015-03-29 · West Chester, PA, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA15FA171
Event ID
20150330X64758
Type
Accident
Date
2015-03-29
Location
West Chester, PA, USA
Coordinates
39.98389, -75.591392

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
PIPER
Model
PA28
Registration
N6842W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The failure of the flight instructor and the pilot to abort the takeoff after the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power with adequate runway remaining, and their subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was an intermittent loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination of the wreckage due to extensive postcrash fire damage.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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