# NTSB Accident CHI05LA019
> **Piper PA-24** · 2004-10-29 · Buffalo Grove, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05LA019
- **Event ID:** 20041029X01726
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-29
- **Location:** Buffalo Grove, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.168334, -87.934448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24
- **Registration:** N6764P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Fatigue fracture of the engine crankshaft during initial climb after takeoff resulting in a complete loss of engine power.  Contributing factors were the trees and the highway.

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