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Aviation accident ERA22FA418
1 fatal · PIPER PA32 · 2022-09-15 · Afton, VA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA22FA418- Event ID
20220915105942- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2022-09-15
- Location
- Afton, VA, USA
- Coordinates
- 37.985075, -78.716803
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPER
- Model
- PA32
- Registration
- N2104J
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- NITE
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
A catastrophic engine failure due to oil starvation, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at night over mountainous terrain.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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