Accident: Piper PA32R
Nov 27, 2023 · Attalla, AL
NTSB numberERA24FA050Event id20231128193432
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The undetected wear of both pawl retaining rivets of the left magneto impulse coupling and fatigue failure of one pawl retaining rivet, which led to cascading fractures of the second pawl retaining rivet, left gear retainer assembly, and gear teeth of multiple gears in the accessory section of the engine and resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the lack of current information available to the pilot regarding the status of a nearby airport’s closed runways.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32R
- Registration
- N4187Q
- Year built
- 2001
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD)4 nm (7 km) east
- Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field (KBFZ)15 nm (28 km) north
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