Aviation accident ERA20LA309

3 fatal · Piper PA28 · 2020-09-08 · McMinnville, TN, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA20LA309
Event ID: 20200908X33742
Type: Accident
Date: 2020-09-08
Location: McMinnville, TN, USA
Coordinates: 35.695278, -85.853614

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 3
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA28
Registration: N4166Z
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure in a cylinder, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain airspeed and her exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering at low altitude.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown