# Incident 20010628017289I: Gainesville, GA, June 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2001, 20:39 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 34.2979° N, 83.8241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2979&lon=-83.8241&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 60 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010628017289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ONE OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE LEADS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE MAGNETO, CAUSING A 50% POWER LOSS. VEHICLE WAS LANDED IN A POND.  NO INJURIES , NO DAMAGE. HV LEAD WAS NOT SAFETIED INTO THE MAGNETO.

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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