# Accident 19950623022539A: Piper PA32RT300T, Columbia, MO, June 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1995, 15:10 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Columbia Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8964° N, 92.1706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8964&lon=-92.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39620-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950623022539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE EXPLODED FLAMES FROM COWL AT CRUISE. OIL ON SHIELD. SMOKE IN CABIN. LANDED. MAGNETO SEPARATED. BOLTS MISSING

## 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 CHI95LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA196), Jun 23, 1995: Piper PA-32R (N39620), Columbia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOOSE (OR MISSING) NUT AND CLIP FOR THE BOTTOM MAGNETO STUD, DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, AND FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE MAGNETO HOUSING FLANGE, WHICH RESTULTED IN AN OIL LEAK, ENGINE COMPARTMENT…

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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