# Accident 19790622013539A: Piper PA32300, Burbank, CA, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 08:50 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4106R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4106R-1979-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 181 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622013539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. MAGNETO FLYWEIGHT FAILED. PIECES JAMMED CRANKSHAFT DRIVE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79FUQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ37), Jun 22, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N4106R), Burbank, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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