ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132167
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 October 1993 |
| Time: | 15:14 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Contract Services |
| Registration: | N7079J |
| MSN: | 31-663 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4356 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TSIO-540-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 600 nm S of Hilo, Hawaii, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Christmas Is, HI |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN OCEANIC FERRY FLIGHT, THE RIGHT ENGINE DEVELOPED MAGNETO PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN ONLY RESIDUAL POWER BEING AVAILABLE. THE PIC INCREASED THE POWER ON THE REMAINING LEFT ENGINE, BUT IT SOON OVERHEATED. THE PIC ELECTED TO DITCH THE AIRPLANE INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. BOTH CREWMEMBERS WERE SUCCESSFULLY RESCUED.
Probable Cause: the failure of the right engine's magnetos for undetermined reasons and the resulting overtemperature of the remaining left engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA012
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Jun-2023 14:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
| 10-Apr-2024 10:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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