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Aviation accident LAX98LA308

NONE · Rockwell COMMANDER 114 · 1998-09-26 · ATWATER, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX98LA308
Event ID
20001211X11114
Type
Accident
Date
1998-09-26
Location
ATWATER, CA, USA
Coordinates
37.319461, -120.630088

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Rockwell
Model
COMMANDER 114
Registration
N114AL
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

An internal capacitor failure and melting of the point cam followers, which resulted in failure of both magnetos, and subsequent total loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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