# NTSB Accident CHI01LA213
> **LaPorte MXL II Sport** · 2001-07-14 · Gaines Twp., MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA213
- **Event ID:** 20010716X01436
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-14
- **Location:** Gaines Twp., MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.909671, -83.980018
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LaPorte
- **Model:** MXL II Sport
- **Registration:** N4416Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's poor planning which resulted in foreign object damage to the propeller, and the low altitude at which the loss of power occurred which resulted in the pilot not being able to properly flare the airplane.  Factors associated with the accident were the fractured propeller blade which resulted in vibrations and the subsequent separation of the carburetor.

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