ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368496
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Date: | Saturday 1 July 1989 |
Time: | 18:50 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5029S |
MSN: | 28R35775 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1020 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Middletown, RI -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Newport, RI |
Destination airport: | Providence, RI |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND COMPLETED AN ENGINE RUN UP PRIOR TO TAKE OFF AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY MAGNETO DROP DURING THE CHECK. APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT, HE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER; HOWEVER, THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL LINES, AND FUEL MANIFOLD. THE RIGHT MAGNETO HAD A CRACKED CASE AND THE LEFT MAGNETO HAD A PIECE OF THE INTERNAL COIL BROKEN OFF. THE AIRPLANE WAS FORCE LANDED IN A SWAMPY AREA.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH MAGNETOS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. .
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC89LA154 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 years and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA154
Revision history:
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