# NTSB Accident BFO93LA073
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 1993-05-09 · CHESTERFIELD, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO93LA073
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12304
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-05-09
- **Location:** CHESTERFIELD, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.390583, -77.590728
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N82836
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT AT THE NUMBER 1 JOURNAL.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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