# Accident 19930627020739A: Piper PA28236, West Milford, NJ, June 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1993, 16:06 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IMJA
- Location: 41.1312° N, 74.3674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Milford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1312&lon=-74.3674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8220J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8220J-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,254 total, 4 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627020739A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER STRUCK TREE. FLIPPED INTO A LAKE. 2MAGS SINGLE DRIVE. BROKEN IMPULSE SPRING TIMING RETARDED. BAD SPRING.

## 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 NYC93LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA129), Jun 27, 1993: Piper PA-28-236 (N8220J), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A manufacturer's defect which resulted in fatigue failure of the magneto impluse coupling spring and the loss of engine power. A factor was unsuitable terrain.

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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