MINR · Piper PA-32-300 · 1996-09-19 · GEORGETOWN, SC, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL96LA128
Event ID
20001208X06679
Type
Accident
Date
1996-09-19
Location
GEORGETOWN, SC, USA
Coordinates
33.360359, -79.289062
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-32-300
Registration
N9VM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
failure of maintenance personnel to comply with an airworthiness directive, requiring periodic magneto inspections; inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by (other) maintenance personnel; and subsequent failure of the impulse coupling in the left magneto, which resulted in a jammed magneto, failure of the idler and crankshaft gears, and subsequent loss of engine power. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.