19840123002519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32RT300 · New Orleans, LA · January 23, 1984

Date: January 23, 1984 · 02:09 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2115D
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW84FA121
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,650 total250 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost engine power IFR at night inbound on approach. Right magneto had failed. Ditched in lake. Used wrong n number.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE POWER IFR AT NIGHT INBOUND ON APPROACH. RIGHT MAGNETO HAD FAILED. DITCHED IN LAKE.USED WRONG N NUMBER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW84FA121Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNew Orleans, LAThe eng quit as the acft was descending for an approach into moisant arpt & the acft was ditched in lake pontchartrain. Examination revealed that the magneto distributor block was severely cracked & both sets of breaker points were displaced away from the…Jan 23, 1984 · Substantial damage