# NTSB Accident MIA00LA007
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 1999-10-15 · LEBANON, TN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA007
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20010
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-15
- **Location:** LEBANON, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.200305, -86.319938
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N3013C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by the mechanic for his failure to note that the threaded portion of the bail wire had 2 1/2 failed threads which resulted in the inability to keep the gascolator bowl tightly secured. Also his failure to note this condition during replacement of the gascolator seal following a similar loss of engine power on the first takeoff following the annual inspection which was performed approximately 3 hours earlier.  A contributing factor to the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the forced landing.

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