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Revised: October 14, 2007
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A couple of Piper PA-A-32R-300 Lance, LQ-MDF, (C/N AR32R-7780360/AR4036), & LQ-MGI, (C/N AR32R-7880067/AR0544), were bought by the Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (PBA) in 1978, after an acquired Bell 206 was rejected. LQ-MDF was built in the U.S.A. and indeed was the Piper demostrator in Latin America and was sold after a demonstration at La Plata. On the other side, LQ-MGI is Argentinean built by Chincul. On July 19, 2002, about 1300 UTC, LQ-MGI, had a propeller hub failure and blade separation while doing a maintenance run up at the Metropolitan Area Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The aircraft received major damage to the engine cowling and support as well as the frontal landing gear, and no injuries were reported. The aircraft can be considered withdrawn from usage.

Piper PA-A-32R-300 Lance

Piper PA-A-32R-300 Lance six seat high performance light aircraft

Designation: Piper PA-A-32R-300 Lance
Manufacturer: Piper, U.S.A.
Crew: 1
Passengers: 5
Construction: All metal single engine low wing monoplane with retractable
   undercarriage
Engine: 1 x Lycoming IO-540-K1G5
Engine Type: Fuel injected flat six piston engine
Engine Thrust: 225 kW (300 hp)
Propeller: 1 x 2 bladed constant speed
Length: 8.44 m
Height: 2.59 m
Wing Span: 11.02 m
Wing Area: 16.6 m2
Empty Weight: --- kg
Max. Weight: --- kg
Max. Speed: --- km/h
Stall Speed: --- km/h
Max. Speed at Sea Level: --- km/h
Max. Cruising Speed: 282 km/h
Normal Cruising Speed: --- km/h
Initial Rate of Climb: --- ft./min
Ceiling: --- ft.
Fuel Capacity: --- lts
Range on Internal Fuel: --- km
Range with Max. Fuel: --- km
Range with Max. Payload: --- km
Endurance: --- Hrs
Useful Load: --- kg
Take-off Distance: --- m
Landing Distance: --- m
Radar: N/A
EW: N/A
Avionics: ---
Weapons: N/A
Format: 1.0
Notes: 

S/N       C/N        Unit          Built       Bought      Disposition         Notes
LQ-MDF    32-7780360 DOAPBA        --/---/---- 12/May/1978 --                  C/N AR32R-7780360/AR4036, l/n 1993
LQ-MGI    32-7880067 DOAPBA        --/---/---- 24/Jul/1978 wfu 19/Jul/2002     C/N AR32R-7880067/AR0544, l/n 19/Jul/2002

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