# NTSB Accident FTW96LA025
> **PIPER PA-28R-180** · 1995-10-24 · DIBBLE, OK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA025
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04704
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-10-24
- **Location:** DIBBLE, OK, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N7471J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an overload failure of the #1 connecting rod bolt and resulting connecting rod fatigue failure. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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