SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA
N51671
ENSTROM F-28L
THE ACFT ENG LOST PWR ON FINAL APCH AT APRX 100 FT AGL. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED DURING THE AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING ON SOFT GROUND. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAGNETO POINT GAP WAS EXCESSIVELY CLOSED. DURING ENG TEST RUN, WHEN THE LEFT MAGNETO 'P' LEAD WAS DISCONNECTED, THE ENG OPERATED ON THE RIGHT MAG.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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