# Accident 19910416011342A: Piper PA28161, Grand Forks, ND, April 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9103° N, 97.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9103&lon=-97.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143ND-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 88 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416011342A

## Narrative

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

HORIZONTAL STABILATOR WAS CUT ON UNDER SIDE BY PROP OF N114ND. BOTH ENTERING PATTERN. DID NOT SEE TRAFFIC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N114ND, Piper PA28161: [Accident 19910416011341A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416011341A)

## 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 CHI91LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA134), Apr 16, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N143ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N143ND (2)

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

- [Incident 20160718012419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718012419I), Jul 18, 2016: Piper PA-28-161 (N143ND), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Pilot attempting to start engine allowed engine to catch fire and burn up the engine and engine cowls.
- [Incident 20000429018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429018449I), Apr 29, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N143ND), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)After landing, aircraft engine quit running. When restart was attemped a engine fire accured. The engine fire source appeared to be generated from the…

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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