# Accident 19931227047289A: Piper PA28160, Little Falls, MN, December 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1993, 11:30 local time
- Place: Little Falls, MN
- Airport: Little Falls/Morrison Co Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9690° N, 94.3605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9690&lon=-94.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5894W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5894W-1994-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931227047289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK. STALLED STRUCK GROUND. IN HEATED HANGAR ALL NIGHT. HAD ICE CRYSTALS IN FUEL.

## 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 CHI94LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA060), Dec 27, 1993: Piper PA-28-160 (N5894W), Little Falls, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: an improper preflight by the pilot-in-command and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn. A factor associated with the accident was contaminated fuel.

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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