# Accident 19890904033579A: Piper PA28161, Chanhassens, MN, September 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1989, 21:15 local time
- Place: Chanhassens, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9003° N, 93.3695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9003&lon=-93.3695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8068C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8068C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 75 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904033579A

## Narrative

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

REAR CRANKSHAFT DOWELL PIN SHEARED EN ROUTE AT NIGHT WHICH DISCONNECTED GEAR SECTION.LANDED ON ROAD,HIT BY VECHICLE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC89LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA193), Sep 5, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N8068C), Chanhassen, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE ASSEMBLY DOWELL PIN SHEARED CAUSING TOTAL POWERPLANT FAILURE AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE DRIVER OF THE GROUND VEHICLE.

## Other reports on N8068C (1)

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

- [Incident 19940519033659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519033659I), May 19, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N8068C), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Nose gear problem. Wheel and trunion fell off after flyby check. Landed minus wheel and lower strut.

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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