# NTSB Accident FTW98LA055
> **Piper PA-32RT-300T** · 1997-11-23 · MIDLOTHIAN, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA055
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09181
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-23
- **Location:** MIDLOTHIAN, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.489318, -96.99073
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32RT-300T
- **Registration:** N21433
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fatigue failure of the #2 cylinder fuel injection line in an area where the line was previously damaged, which resulted in an in-flight engine compartment fire and a forced landing.  Related factors were: the previous damage of the fuel injector line, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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