# Incident 19930905039189I: Piper PA18105, Harrisville, WV, September 5, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Harrisville, WV
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2119° N, 81.0485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2119&lon=-81.0485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N283T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N283T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 350 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905039189I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS IN FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON ROAD. FOUND NR3 PISTON HAD SEPARATED FROM CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N283T (1)

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

- [Accident 19780720019269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720019269A), Jul 20, 1978: Piper PA18105 (N283T), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage

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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