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| Date: | Friday 25 June 2004 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N49KG |
| MSN: | 32R-7780112 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3705 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Dalhart, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Raton, NM (RTN) |
| Seminole, OK (H45) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During cruise climb at 10,400 feet, the engine lost power and the pilot executed a forced landing to a field. According to the pilot, after the engine lost power, he attempted to restart the engine; however, the restart was unsuccessful. During the forced landing, the left wing and right wingtip sustained structural damage, the fuselage was wrinkled, and the firewall was buckled. An examination of the airframe revealed no anomalies. An examination of the engine's dual magneto revealed internal corrosion. No other anomalies were noted with the engine. The magneto was bench tested and found operational.
Probable Cause: loss of engine power due to a corroded magneto for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040701X00892&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2015 16:14 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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