43.5805° N, 89.6357° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, WI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 21, 1994 · 18:00 local
Place
Lewiston, WI
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8104A
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total1 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failed on climb to cruise. Landed in a field. Catastrophic crankshaft failure.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. LANDED IN A FIELD.CATASTROPHIC CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.