# NTSB Accident CHI89DEK01
> **PIPER PA-28** · 1989-06-18 · ALBANY, OH, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89DEK01
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28512
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-18
- **Location:** ALBANY, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.220859, -82.189285
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28
- **Registration:** N40973
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

SEIZURE OF THE #4 EXHAUST VALVE AND BENDING OF ITS RESPECTIVE PUSH ROD, WHICH RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LACK OF A SUITABLE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA, TREES, AND THE FENCE.

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