# NTSB Accident ERA16LA071
> **PIPER PA-32** · 2015-12-15 · Brunswick, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA071
- **Event ID:** 20151217X13937
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-12-15
- **Location:** Brunswick, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.158889, -81.489166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32
- **Registration:** N8675N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel's failure to properly torque a No. 4 cylinder hold-down nut during engine overhaul, which resulted in the loosening of the nut and the subsequent failure of the studs and through bolts and separation of the cylinder.

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