# NTSB Accident NYC90LA228
> **PIPER PA-12** · 1990-09-23 · FRANCONIA, NH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90LA228
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24362
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-23
- **Location:** FRANCONIA, NH, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N2770M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE LANDING OF THE AIRPLANE IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, DUE TO THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CENTER MUFFLER BAFFLE, WHICH BLOCKED THE EXHAUST FLOW, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER.

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