# NTSB Accident ATL01LA014
> **Piper PA-28R-180** · 2000-11-27 · MERRITT ISLAND, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL01LA014
- **Event ID:** 20001218X45433
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-11-27
- **Location:** MERRITT ISLAND, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.319526, -80.679183
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N4914J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel failure to properly install engine cowling fasteners, which allowed the engine cowling to separate in flight.

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