# Accident 19930515013979A: Piper PA11, Thedford, NE, May 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1993, 08:00 local time
- Place: Thedford, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9706° N, 100.5710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9706&lon=-100.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16686, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16686) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper-Smith PA-11 (registry code 7101103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-smith-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 193 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515013979A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST IN A PASTURE. USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING. NOSED OVER IN A DEPRESSION IN THE PASTURE.

## 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 CHI93LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA173), May 15, 1993: Piper PA-11 (N16686), Thedford, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND AND HIS EXCESSIVE USE OF BRAKES.

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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