Accident: Piper PA28
Mar 29, 2015 · West Chester, PA
NTSB numberERA15FA171Event id20150330X64758
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the flight instructor and the pilot to abort the takeoff after the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power with adequate runway remaining, and their subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was an intermittent loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination of the wreckage due to extensive postcrash fire damage.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N6842W
- Year built
- 1965
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Loss of engine power (partial)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Chester County G O Carlson Airport (CTH)13 nm (23 km) west
- Philadelphia Seaplane Base (PSQ)15 nm (28 km) south-east
- Heritage Field (PTW)15 nm (29 km) north
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