Piper PA-28-140 N404FL

Summary

On 4 December 1994 at about 10:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N404FL was involved in an accident near Fajardo. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 December 1994 at 10:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Fajardo

Nearest airport

Fajardo (X95)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N404FL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Vieques

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

MIA95LA034

Nobody was injured.

THE MALFUNCTION OF A MAGNETO RESULTING IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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

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AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT NOTED THE ENGINE RUNNING 'ROUGH. HE FLEW THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. ON FINAL APPROACH HE STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A MARSH SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AFTER RECOVERY REVEALED THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS WORN AND WOULD ONLY PRODUCE PARTIAL POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.