# NTSB Accident ERA23FA103
> **PIPER PA28** · 2023-01-07 · Suffolk, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA103
- **Event ID:** 20230108106549
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-01-07
- **Location:** Suffolk, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.602222, -76.598056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N592FL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to fly the airplane without confirming it had been released from maintenance, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to loose magnetos. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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