# NTSB Accident ERA13LA167
> **ALLEN BD-5** · 2013-03-14 · Mount Airy, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA167
- **Event ID:** 20130314X15720
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-03-14
- **Location:** Mount Airy, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.45972, -80.55278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ALLEN
- **Model:** BD-5
- **Registration:** N30BA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadvertent closing of the engine choke. Contributing to the accident was the improper rigging of the engine choke cable.

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