# NTSB Accident NYC93LA129
> **PIPER PA-28-236** · 1993-06-27 · WEST MILFORD, NJ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC93LA129
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12709
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-06-27
- **Location:** WEST MILFORD, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-236
- **Registration:** N8220J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A manufacturer's defect which resulted in fatigue failure of the magneto impluse coupling spring and the loss of engine power.  A factor was unsuitable terrain.

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