# Incident 19930203005339I: Piper PA34220T, Lake Charles, LA, February 3, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1993, 16:05 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Lake Charles Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IQPA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8307U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8307U-2000-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930203005339I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE POWER LOSS EN ROUTE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND BOTH ENGINE MAGNETOS HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N8307U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950413021609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950413021609I), Apr 13, 1995: Piper PA34220T (N8307U), Eagle Pass, TX, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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