# NTSB Accident LAX98LA308
> **Rockwell COMMANDER 114** · 1998-09-26 · ATWATER, CA, USA · NONE
## 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.

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