19910813033739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Roxobel, NC · August 13, 1991

Date: August 13, 1991 · 13:00 local
Place: Roxobel, NC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RRZG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7658Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL91LA157
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total2,000 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

N7658ZRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2004 · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-3800 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit. Struck trees. Magneto impulse coupling stop pin failed. Mag rotated hit,other pin. Mag drive sheared.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK TREES. MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING STOP PIN FAILED. MAG ROTATED HIT,OTHER PIN. MAG DRIVE SHEARED.

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 ATL91LA157Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRoxobel, NCThe failure of the left magneto stop pin, resulting in the seizure of the magneto and the failure of the magneto drive gear, and ultimately engine stoppage. A factor in this accident was: the presence of trees at the forced landing area.Aug 13, 1991 · Substantial damage