# Incident 19931008041769I: Piper PA28R201, Grand Forks, ND, October 8, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173ND-2007-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 61 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931008041769I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL.FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N173ND (3)

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

- [Incident 20030509008359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030509008359I), May 9, 2003: Piper PA28R201 (N173ND), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23) N173ND was practicing landing technique when a decision to "go around" was made. The decision to "go around" was subsequently changed and a landing was…
- [Incident 20030115000539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030115000539I), Jan 15, 2003: Piper PA28R201 (N173ND), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft landed on runway 23 with the nose gear up. No injuries to the two persons on board. Aircraft sustained minor damage. Airport was closed for…
- [Incident 19990430019859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430019859I), Apr 30, 1999: Piper PA28R201 (N173ND), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. #2 Cylinder failed causing oil to leak on engine, thus "smoke in the cockpit." Aircraft landed without incident.

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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