19941210041299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Medicine Bow, WY · December 10, 1994

Date
December 10, 1994 · 11:30 local
Place
Medicine Bow, WY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4300V
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95LA028
Reported as
Piper PA28236
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
362 total14 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost power en route. Collapsed nose gear landing in field. Both magneto coils were arcing and shorting.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR LANDING IN FIELD. BOTH MAGNETO COILS WERE ARCING AND SHORTING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.