# NTSB Accident MIA97LA243
> **Piper PA-32RT-300** · 1997-09-13 · OXFORD, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA243
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08898
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-13
- **Location:** OXFORD, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.310565, -78.580696
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32RT-300
- **Registration:** N9385C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fatigue failure of the No.4 connecting rod in an area where galling had occurred, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing.  Related factors were: the pilot's lack of communication by failing to select the proper UNICOM frequency; and his failure or inability to flare the airplane during the forced landing, while avoiding another airplane that was landing on the same runway.

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