# NTSB Accident FTW97LA206
> **Piper PA-31-350** · 1997-05-28 · GREELEY, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA206
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07928
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-28
- **Location:** GREELEY, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.440624, -104.670257
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N491SC
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

unlatching of the left outboard engine cowling latches for undetermined reason(s), which allowed the left engine cowling to separate inflight and strike the vertical stabilizer.

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