# NTSB LAX79FUQ37: Piper PA-32, N4106R, Burbank, CA, June 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1979
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1052  79/6/22    BURBANK,CA          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0850                    N4106R              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            33, 2100 TOTAL HOURS, 181
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURBANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CA                BURBANK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BROKEN FLYWEIGHT WENT INTO DRIVING GEAR OF CRANKSHAFT DISABLING THE ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4106R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4106R-1979-08-15), registration cancelled 1979-08-15, S/N 32-40425, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burbank

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790622013539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622013539A), Jun 22, 1979: Piper PA32300, Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Emergency landing due to engine stoppage. Magneto flyweight failed. Pieces jammed crankshaft drive gear.

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.

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