# NTSB Accident DEN03LA050
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 2003-03-13 · Delta, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA050
- **Event ID:** 20030325X00381
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-13
- **Location:** Delta, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.706665, -108.150276
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N16438
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the loss of engine power due to company maintenance personnel's inadequate major engine overhaul (an oil pressure fitting in the engine accessory drive case had not been capped).  Contributing factors were the loss of engine oil, and lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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