# NTSB Accident LAX02LA065
> **Piper PA-24-250** · 2002-01-13 · Oceano, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA065
- **Event ID:** 20020115X00075
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-01-13
- **Location:** Oceano, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.101387, -120.622222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N328EJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to the separation of the mixture control cable from the mixture control arm of the carburetor.  The mixture cable separation was due to maintenance personnel's failure to secure the mixture control cable away from the nose landing gear, which resulted in the cable snagging during gear extension.  A factor in the accident was the airplane being overdue for an annual inspection.

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