# NTSB Accident ANC94FA106
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 1994-08-14 · KENAI, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC94FA106
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01900
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-14
- **Location:** KENAI, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.659759, -150.899047
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N4839S
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND/OR INSPECTION, AND FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE ENGINE CASE, WHICH RESULTED IN EVENTUAL DAMAGE TO THE #3 CYLINDER STUDS/ENGINE THROUGH-BOLTS, SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION OF THE #3 CYLINDER AND PISTON, AND AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE.

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