# Accident 19930805041849A: Piper L21B, Friedenberg, MN, August 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1993, 08:15 local time
- Place: Friedenberg, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0501° N, 92.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0501&lon=-92.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3113S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3113S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft / Johnson L2B (registry code 8850411, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-johnson-l2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L21B
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805041849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. SETTLED INTO A SWAMP. HAD ACCIDENTLY BUMPED FUEL SELECTOR OUT OF DENTE DURING MAINTENANCE.

## 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 CHI93LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA309), Aug 5, 1993: Taylorcraft L2B (N3113S), Friedenberg, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to fly the airplane with know deficiencies which resulted in a restricted fuel flow to the engine.

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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