# Incident 19890220009829I: Piper PA18A, Winnemucca, NV, February 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4713A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4713A-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 100 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890220009829I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER AND UNABLE TO REMAIN AIRBORNE. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N4713A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930902032859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902032859A), Sep 2, 1993: Piper STCPA18 (N4713A), Sanona Creek, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Overflew remote strip. Made steep downwind turn. Rolled vertical. Crashed. No registry. Illegal STC. Over gross wt.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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