Aviation accident ERA19FA164

1 fatal · Piper PA28 · 2019-05-06 · Foley, AL, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA19FA164
Event ID: 20190506X45027
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-05-06
Location: Foley, AL, USA
Coordinates: 30.432777, -87.702224

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 1
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA28
Registration: N5542U
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power due to a stuck exhaust valve and the flight instructor's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following the loss of power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown