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Aviation accident GAA17CA035
MINR · PIPER PA 28 · 2016-10-19 · Fresno, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA17CA035- Event ID
20161024X95534- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2016-10-19
- Location
- Fresno, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 36.771667, -119.708335
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPER
- Model
- PA 28
- Registration
- N5541F
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during departure due to being distracted by looking for his phone.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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