# NTSB Accident MIA89LA066
> **PIPER PA-32-300** · 1989-01-17 · FORT MYERS, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA89LA066
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27625
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-17
- **Location:** FORT MYERS, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.559974, -81.870124
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N4763T
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE #5 CONNECTING ROD BOLT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  DARK NIGHT AND THE SOFT AND WET (MARSHY) TERRAIN CONDITIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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