# NTSB Accident IAD00FA076
> **Piper PA-32R-301** · 2000-08-18 · KENNEBUNKPORT, ME, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD00FA076
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21747
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-18
- **Location:** KENNEBUNKPORT, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.693977, -69.382072
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301
- **Registration:** N411JL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fracture of the #4 connecting rod for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of engine power.  A factor was the forced ocean ditching.

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