# NTSB Accident CEN23LA370
> **PIPER PA31** · 2023-08-21 · Durant, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23LA370
- **Event ID:** 20230821192908
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-08-21
- **Location:** Durant, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.939698, -96.395057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA31
- **Registration:** N3589X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loosening of a connecting rod cap nut for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a mechanical failure of the engine and an in-flight fire.

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