# NTSB Incident DEN08IA160
> **RAYTHEON COBRA** · 2008-09-24 · Whetstone, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08IA160
- **Event ID:** 20081007X52537
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2008-09-24
- **Location:** Whetstone, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.703332, -110.248054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 0
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RAYTHEON
- **Model:** COBRA
- **Registration:** N602RN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total off of engine power resulting from an overheated piston, and the pilot's subsequent failure to send a proper command to the UAS.  Contributing to the accident was the operation of the engine at high power for an extended period with a lean fuel setting.

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