# Accident 19930405008009A: Piper PA28161, Northwood, ND, April 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1993, 16:15 local time
- Place: Northwood, ND
- Airport: Vince Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 47.7298° N, 97.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7298&lon=-97.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108ND) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 736 total, 650 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930405008009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ON CROSSWIND PRACTICE. CFI TOOK OVER TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH CARB HEAT ON. HIT GROUND.

## 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 CHI93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA131), Apr 5, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N108ND), Northwood, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

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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