# Accident 19941010034439A: Piper PA28180, Ebensburg, PA, October 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1994, 11:15 local time
- Place: Ebensburg, PA
- Airport: Ebensburg Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4807° N, 78.7190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4807&lon=-78.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8908J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8908J-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941010034439A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. HIT TREES LANDING. RIGHT MAG FAILED. NR3 CYL LOW. PRIMER LINE BROKE. BURNED VALVES.

## 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 BFO95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA003), Oct 10, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N8908J), Ebensburg, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF PARTIAL ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAGNETO'S NYLON GEAR ON THE ROTATING MAGNET AND THE LOW COMPRESSION IN THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER.

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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