# NTSB Accident LAX98LA046
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 1997-11-26 · SAIPAN, ML · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA046
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09210
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-26
- **Location:** SAIPAN, ML
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N1256H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons that resulted in the pilot ditching the aircraft into the ocean.

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