# NTSB Accident MIA04LA092
> **North American T-28B** · 2004-06-03 · Wesley Chapel, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA04LA092
- **Event ID:** 20040609X00769
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-06-03
- **Location:** Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.229166, -82.383056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** North American
- **Model:** T-28B
- **Registration:** N261FM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to verify security of the left engine cowling and its subsequent separation in-flight and collision with the vertical stabilizer resulting in the loss of aircraft control.

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