# NTSB Accident ERA24LA230
> **PIPER PA-28-151** · 2024-05-26 · Hope Mills, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA230
- **Event ID:** 20240527194314
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-05-26
- **Location:** Hope Mills, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.90315, -78.848506
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-151
- **Registration:** N33563
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine performance due to carbon fouling of three spark plugs that, when combined with the airplane’s high gross weight condition, resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.

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