# NTSB Accident ERA14LA338
> **LAWSON RONALD S EXPLORER** · 2014-07-05 · East Bend, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14LA338
- **Event ID:** 20140713X91233
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-07-05
- **Location:** East Bend, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.144721, -80.521667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LAWSON RONALD S
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Registration:** N6663K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power likely due to a failure of a rotary valve shaft seal and the pilot’s failure to detect and diagnose the impending failure during the preflight inspection.

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