# NTSB Accident ERA20LA127
> **Piper PA23** · 2020-03-05 · Albemarle, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA127
- **Event ID:** 20200305X52500
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-03-05
- **Location:** Albemarle, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.416667, -80.150833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA23
- **Registration:** N335W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots' failure to ensure that the electric fuel pumps were on before takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of power on both engines during initial climb.

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