# NTSB Accident LAX89FA014
> **PIPER PA-32-300** · 1988-10-16 · SEDONA, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89FA014
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27078
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-10-16
- **Location:** SEDONA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.940818, -111.940925
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N4113R
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

TOTAL FAILURE OF THE MAGNETO'S IMPULSE COUPLING WHICH RESULTED IN A SHEARING OF THE CRANKSHAFT'S IDLER GEAR TEETH AND THE CRANKSHAFT DOWEL PIN.

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