# NTSB Accident NYC03LA072
> **Piper PA-28RT-201** · 2003-03-27 · Berlin, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC03LA072
- **Event ID:** 20030404X00438
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-27
- **Location:** Berlin, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.778331, -74.947776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28RT-201
- **Registration:** N8098Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which led to an unsecured cowling and loss of aircraft control.   Factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the unsecured cowling.

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