# Accident 19941129039839A: Piper PA28R201T, La Porte City, IA, November 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: La Porte City, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3107° N, 92.1894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3107&lon=-92.1894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1194H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1194H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941129039839A

## Narrative

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

LOUD POP VIBRATION POWER LOSS. LANDED PLOWED CORNFIELD. CRANKSHAFT BROKE DUE FATIQUE CRACKING. SB NOT COMPLIED.

## 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 CHI95LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA048), Nov 29, 1994: Piper PA-28R-201T (N1194H), La Porte City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a material defect which resulted in the fatigue failure of the crankshaft and the aircraft owner's failure to comply with a Mandatory Service Bulletin addressing the defect. A factor related to the…

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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