# NTSB Accident DEN90DQA03
> **PIPER PA-25-235** · 1990-08-15 · FABENS, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90DQA03
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23972
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-15
- **Location:** FABENS, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.500686, -106.149528
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-25-235
- **Registration:** N7178Z
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SHORTING OF THE MAGNETO'S 'P' LEAD, AND FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

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