# NTSB Accident CHI03LA200
> **Piper PA-38-112** · 2003-07-07 · Fort Smith, AR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA200
- **Event ID:** 20030710X01062
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-07
- **Location:** Fort Smith, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.336387, -94.3675
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N569RA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the climb out.  A factor was the ditch encountered during the forced landing.

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