# NTSB Accident DEN06LA045
> **Piper PA-32RT-300T** · 2006-03-01 · Manhattan, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN06LA045
- **Event ID:** 20060308X00276
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-03-01
- **Location:** Manhattan, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.141109, -96.670829
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32RT-300T
- **Registration:** N7824T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to the intermittent grounding of the left magneto "P" lead, causing the fuel controller to search and the engine to surge then lose power, and the pilot's failure to attain proper runway alignment. Contributing factors were the runway sign and taxiway lights.

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