Piper PA-32-300 N2816M

Summary

On 17 January 1997 at about 11:54 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N2816M was involved in an accident near Boca Raton, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 January 1997 at 11:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.3692, -80.0991

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N2816M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pompano Beach → N. Myrtle Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA97LA065

1 person had minor injuries.

Improper overhaul of the left magneto which resulted in a defect in the left magneto rotating magnet to go undetected which caused the magneto to stop rotating and break several teeth from engine crankshaft gears and disconnect the crankshaft drive gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While climbing through 2,000 feet after takeoff the engine quit abruptly. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful and a forced landing was made on a golf course where the aircraft collided with trees. Postcrash examination showed the left magneto would not rotate, the left crankshaft idler gear and crankshaft gear had teeth broken in overload, and the crankshaft gear had come loose. Examination of the left magneto showed the rotating magnet had a defect which caused it to make contact with the magneto case. The exact defect was not determine. The magneto had accumulated 2.3 flight hours since overhaul.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.