# NTSB Accident ERA23LA118
> **PIPER PA28** · 2023-01-23 · Raleigh/Durham, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23LA118
- **Event ID:** 20230127106640
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-01-23
- **Location:** Raleigh/Durham, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.877639, -78.787472
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N747PK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's flooding the engine with fuel during a cold engine start, which resulted in an engine fire.

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