# NTSB Accident ERA15FA171
> **PIPER PA28** · 2015-03-29 · West Chester, PA, USA · FATL
## 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.

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