# Accident 19941022040289A: Piper PA18150, Inkster, ND, October 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1994, 13:08 local time
- Place: Inkster, ND
- Airport: Inkster Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9093° N, 97.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9093&lon=-97.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N587PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N587PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,833 total, 18 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941022040289A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. PROP DEPARTED. LANDED IN FIELD. CRANKSHAFT HAD FRACTURED. RECENT ANNUAL. 25HRS FLOWN SINCE THEN.

## 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 CHI95LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA024), Oct 22, 1994: Piper PA-18 (N587PA), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fatigue failure of the crankshaft.

## Other reports on N587PA (1)

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

- [Incident 19910617031039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910617031039I), Jun 17, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N587PA), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Tail came up on landing and aircraft veered. Instructor used rudder and brakes but veered off runway. Nosed up.

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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