Piper PA-32RT-300 N2115D

Summary

On 23 January 1984 at about 08:09 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300 registered N2115D was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 January 1984 at 08:09

Classification

Accident

Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Lakefront (NGW)

Coordinates

30.0200, -90.0194

Aircraft

Piper PA-32RT-300

Registration

N2115D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tallahassee → New Orleans

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW84FA121

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ENG QUIT AS THE ACFT WAS DESCENDING FOR AN APPROACH INTO MOISANT ARPT & THE ACFT WAS DITCHED IN LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK WAS SEVERELY CRACKED & BOTH SETS OF BREAKER POINTS WERE DISPLACED AWAY FROM THE BREAKER CAM. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP IN THE MAGNETO. THE ROTATING MAGNETO SHAFT REAR BEARING WAS 'LOCKED UP' & HAD CAUSED THE BEARING RETAINER TO SPIN WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK. THE INNER RACE HAD APPARENTLY WELDED ITSELF ONTO THE SHAFT DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP IN THE BEARING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.