# NTSB Accident IAD03LA063
> **Piper PA-23-180** · 2003-07-12 · Akron, OH, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD03LA063
- **Event ID:** 20030729X01221
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-12
- **Location:** Akron, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.91611, -81.442222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-180
- **Registration:** N825SA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain minimum control single engine airspeed (Vmc) during a loss of power on one engine, which resulted in a loss of control in flight an in-flight collision with terrain.  A factor was a shifted main journal, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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