# NTSB Accident NYC99LA045
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 1999-01-05 · METHUEN, MA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99LA045
- **Event ID:** 20001204X00102
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-01-05
- **Location:** METHUEN, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N9683C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure the engine primer was in and locked prior to takeoff which resulted in a loss of engine power.  A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of experience in airplanes equipped with reciprocating engines.

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