# NTSB Accident ERA19LA085
> **Piper PA24** · 2019-01-03 · Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA085
- **Event ID:** 20190104X82250
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-01-03
- **Location:** Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41, -75
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA24
- **Registration:** N6872P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot/mechanic's improper installation and securing of the mixture control cable, which led to a simultaneous loss of total engine power and failure of the nose landing gear to fully extend when the cable caught on the nose landing gear assembly.

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