# NTSB Accident WPR25LA030
> **PIPER PA-32-300** · 2024-10-31 · Prescott Valley, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR25LA030
- **Event ID:** 20241105195446
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-10-31
- **Location:** Prescott Valley, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.604792, -112.3014
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N154DC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Separation of the No. 3 engine cylinder due to a loss of torque on the cylinder base nuts, which resulted in a loss of engine power and in-flight fire. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s failure to ensure the engine case and cylinder base nuts were properly torqued during the most recent annual inspection.

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