# NTSB Accident WPR13LA321
> **RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36** · 2013-07-10 · Fallon, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13LA321
- **Event ID:** 20130710X74631
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-07-10
- **Location:** Fallon, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.499168, -118.748886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N517DJ
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A fatigue failure of the No. 5 connecting rod, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure during the initial climb and a subsequent forced landing.

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