# NTSB Accident NYC98LA152
> **Piper PA-28-151** · 1998-07-24 · NEWPORT, NH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA152
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10686
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-24
- **Location:** NEWPORT, NH, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-151
- **Registration:** N44438
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The seizure of the throttle shaft, due to the overhaul facilities' failure to insure all metal fragments had been removed from the carburetor before inserting the throttle shaft after reaming the throttle shaft bushings.

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