ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296367
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 December 2002 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N15969 |
| MSN: | 28-7325215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2730 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phelan, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Apple Valley Airport, CA (APV/KAPV) |
| Apple Valley Airport, CA (APV/KAPV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After hearing a loud engine noise, witnesses looked up and observed the accident airplane in a nose down spiral and then impact the ground. According to personnel at the flight school, the student pilot had rented the airplane for two flights, one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. They stated that the morning flight was to practice maneuvers in preparation for his private pilot check ride. The flight school personnel did not know the intended purpose of the afternoon flight. Witnesses on the ground about 1/4-mile southwest of the accident site were attracted to the sound of a loud engine and looked up. The airplane was about 500 feet above the ground in a nose-down spiral that continued to ground impact. The witness did not hear or see anything unusual prior to hearing the loud engine noise. No preimpact anomalies were found during detailed airframe and engine examinations.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering that lead to a stall spin and impact with flat desert terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03FA045
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 19:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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