# NTSB Accident ERA19LA022
> **Piper PA22** · 2018-10-20 · Brownstown, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA022
- **Event ID:** 20181021X20350
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-10-20
- **Location:** Brownstown, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.842777, -86.063888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA22
- **Registration:** N5581Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the outcome was the student pilot's improper decision to conduct a solo cross-country flight at night, which resulted in the airplane being destroyed when it impacted a wooded area that the student thought was an open field.

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