# NTSB Accident ATL97LA084
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1997-06-05 · COLUMBUS, MS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA084
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08058
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-05
- **Location:** COLUMBUS, MS, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N7581W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate maintenance/inspection and subsequent corrosion of the air filter, which resulted in pieces of the air filter to block the intake to the carburetor and result in loss of engine power.  A factor relating to the accident was: failure of maintenance personnel to comply with a manufacturer's Service Bulletin.

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