# NTSB Accident LAX99LA201
> **Piper PA-32R-300** · 1999-05-28 · VALLEY SPRINGS, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA201
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18827
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-05-28
- **Location:** VALLEY SPRINGS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.159324, -120.840492
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N38908
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The fatigue failure and separation of the No. 6 connecting rod end cap, which led to a catastrophic failure of the engine.  The fatigue crack initiation was due to galling on the rod end cap, which was most likely caused by an undetermined factory manufacturing process error during the engine rebuild.

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