# Accident 19960329005569A: Piper PA23250, Torrance, CA, March 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1996, 10:01 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7995° N, 118.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7995&lon=-118.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14260 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960329005569A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ONE ENGINE IN PATTERN. OTHER QUIT ON FINAL.LANDED SHORT. SAT SINCE 89. ANNUALED. JUNK IN FUEL. BAD MAGS.

## 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 LAX96LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA147), Mar 29, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N14260), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance and inspection of the airplane; rust and water contamination in the aircraft fuel system; a worn shaft and cracked coupling in the left engine's left magneto, a malfunctioning…

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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