# NTSB Accident ERA21LA155
> **SOCATA MS894A** · 2021-03-15 · Monroe, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA155
- **Event ID:** 20210316102766
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-03-15
- **Location:** Monroe, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.874356, -83.769353
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SOCATA
- **Model:** MS894A
- **Registration:** N42BF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly inspect and maintain the airplane’s engine cowling latches, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the engine cowling and a subsequent forced landing.

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