# NTSB Accident ERA23LA065
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 2022-11-18 · Manassas, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23LA065
- **Event ID:** 20221118106314
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-11-18
- **Location:** Manassas, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.721023, -77.515101
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N8129M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An engine fire caused by chafing and subsequent electrical arcing of the alternator wire near a fuel source.

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