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Aviation accident WPR26LA173
NONE · PIPISTREL ALPHA TRAINER · 2026-04-18 · Salinas, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR26LA173- Event ID
20260504202929- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2026-04-18
- Location
- Salinas, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 36.667411, -121.61363
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPISTREL
- Model
- ALPHA TRAINER
- Registration
- N143AW
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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