# NTSB Accident LAX05LA273
> **Piper PA-18-105** · 2005-08-20 · Palos Verdes, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA273
- **Event ID:** 20050901X01370
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-20
- **Location:** Palos Verdes, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.77, -118.416664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-105
- **Registration:** N294T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to the cyclic fatigue failure and separation of the number 4 piston.

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