# NTSB Accident ERA17LA110
> **PIPER PA28R** · 2017-02-19 · Bayonne, NJ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA110
- **Event ID:** 20170219X40644
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-19
- **Location:** Bayonne, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.668609, -74.114166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28R
- **Registration:** N15745
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s incorrect installation of the No. 3 cylinder’s hydraulic valve tappet plunger, which resulted in a failure of the No. 3 cylinder’s intake valve and the subsequent partial loss of engine power.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=ERA17LA110) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*