# NTSB Accident WPR15FA256
> **PIPER PA28** · 2015-09-03 · Santee, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15FA256
- **Event ID:** 20150903X33216
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-03
- **Location:** Santee, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.829444, -116.988609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N8441B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots' failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine power after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to a failure of the right magneto.

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