# NTSB Accident CHI97LA098
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 1997-04-03 · LAFAYETTE, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA098
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07678
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-03
- **Location:** LAFAYETTE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.42068, -86.920738
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N6148H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a fatigue failure of the fight main landing gear strut/spar attachment screws.

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