Accident: Piper PA-32-300
Oct 31, 2024 · Prescott Valley, AZ
NTSB numberWPR25LA030Event id20241105195446
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Uninjured
Probable cause
Separation of the No. 3 engine cylinder due to a loss of torque on the cylinder base nuts, which resulted in a loss of engine power and in-flight fire. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s failure to ensure the engine case and cylinder base nuts were properly torqued during the most recent annual inspection.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N154DC
- Year built
- 1969
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute Loss of engine power (total)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (PRC)7 nm (12 km) north-west
- Cottonwood Airport (CTW)15 nm (28 km) north-east
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