# Incident 19890531036859I: Piper PA28R200, Sturgis, SD, May 31, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4422X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4422X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531036859I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. LANDED ON ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN IN NR3 JOURNAL.

## Other reports on N4422X (1)

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

- [Incident 19821126066499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821126066499I), Nov 26, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N4422X), Alden, MN, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit. Engine quit. Forced landing.#4 cylinder connecting rod broken.

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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