Accident · 1996-01-19

NTSB case LAX96FA097 · Piper PA-28-236 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-01-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-236 (N2476Y)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ORANGE CO. FLIGHT CENTER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ORANGE CO. FLIGHT CENTER

Probable cause

a total loss of engine power from an improperly installed magneto that separated from the engine housing due to fatigue from vibration.

Source: NTSB case LAX96FA097

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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