# NTSB Accident LAX96LA147
> **Piper PA-23-250** · 1996-03-29 · TORRANCE, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA147
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05438
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-29
- **Location:** TORRANCE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.799537, -118.349372
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N14260
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate maintenance and inspection of the airplane; rust and water contamination in the aircraft fuel system; a worn shaft and cracked coupling in the left engine's left magneto, a malfunctioning left magneto on the right engine, and contamination (oil and corrosion) in the right magneto housing of the right engine; all of which resulted in loss of power in both engines and a subsequent forced landing.

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