# NTSB Accident FTW03FA120
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2003-03-31 · Broken Arrow, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03FA120
- **Event ID:** 20030403X00425
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-31
- **Location:** Broken Arrow, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.053611, -95.789443
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N70NZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the engine due to the blow-by condition in the number six cylinder for undetermined reasons, which resulted in oil starvation and eventual failure of the  associated connecting rod end cap.  Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.

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