# Accident 19941210041299A: Piper PA28236, Medicine Bow, WY, December 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Medicine Bow, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8896° N, 106.2006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8896&lon=-106.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4300V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4300V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J3A5D (registry code 42358, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j3a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 14 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941210041299A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA028), Dec 10, 1994: Piper PA-28-236 (N4300V), Medicine Bow, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAGNETO SYSTEM DUE TO SHORTING OF BOTH MAGNETO COILS TO THE MAGNETO HOUSING AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING.

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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