- Date
- November 17, 1983, 19:15 local (Nov 18, 1983, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Northfield, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N15255Piper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831117059939A
- Case key
- 12497
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Ignition system,magneto - disintegratedCause
Electrical system - improperCause
Forced landing
Terrain condition - open field
Analysis
The plt stated that while enroute at an alt of 3000 ft MSL the eng failed. He also stated that all attempts to restart the eng failed so he proceeded to make an emergency landing. Investigation revealed a manufacturing defect in the left magneto; the body assembly leg demension was found to be .610 thousandths, the required length is .750 thousandths.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15255
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-73050
- Airframe hours
- 2,425
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Win-Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1983
- Departed
- ONA · Winnona, MN
- Destination
- MSP · Minnealolis, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 380 total · 250 in this make and model · 221 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.