# Accident 19910813033739A: Piper PA25235, Roxobel, NC, August 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Roxobel, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRZG
- Location: 36.1994° N, 77.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1994&lon=-77.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7658Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7658Z-2004-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910813033739A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL91LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA157), Aug 13, 1991: Piper PA-25-235 (N7658Z), Roxobel, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE 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…

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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