# NTSB Accident ERA24LA144
> **Glasair Sportsman 2+2** · 2024-03-14 · Fort Meade, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA144
- **Event ID:** 20240318193953
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-03-14
- **Location:** Fort Meade, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.751523, -81.797227
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Glasair
- **Model:** Sportsman 2+2
- **Registration:** N76TG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate inspection of the airplane following an inflight smoke event, which result in separation of the exhaust pipe and hot exhaust igniting the engine cowling, and a subsequent loss of engine power.

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