# NTSB Accident ERA13LA148
> **PIPER PA-32-300** · 2013-02-27 · Sanford, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA148
- **Event ID:** 20130227X63724
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-02-27
- **Location:** Sanford, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.5825, -79.101387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N1953H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The installation of an incorrect length of cotter pin on the throttle linkage clevis pin by maintenance personnel at an undetermined time, which resulted in the pin coming loose and the loss of throttle control.

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