# Accident 19940321006159A: Piper PA32300, Ellsworth, NE, March 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1994, 12:05 local time
- Place: Ellsworth, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0609° N, 102.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0609&lon=-102.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5251S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5251S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,718 total, 425 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940321006159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK DITCH LANDING ON ROAD. MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING BROKE. JAMMED GEAR TRAIN.SHEARED CRANKSHAFT GEAR

## 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 CHI94LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA121), Mar 21, 1994: Piper PA-32-300 (N5251S), Ellsworth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the jammed impulse coupling on the left magneto which caused the crankshaft drive gear to shear from the crankshaft.

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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