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FAA accident report · Piper PA-17 · Little Rock, AR · March 26, 1997

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Date
March 26, 1997 · 17:30 local
Place
Little Rock, AR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4802H
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA141
Reported as
Piper PA17
Fatal injuries
0
N4802HRegistered now · Piper PA-17S/N 17-100 · Built 1948Airframe modelPiper PA-17Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft engine quit and crashed while trying to land on an unfinished road. (-23) engine began to run rough, vibrated, then stopped, forced landing on road with center dividing and steep crown on shoulder. Aircraft departed road to the right, on steep crown aircraft right wing struck small trees, turning aircraft around, aircraft slid backwards, left wing impacting small trees. Damage to right wing tip, left wing, right fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AND CRASHED WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON AN UNFINISHED ROAD. (-23) ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, VIBRATED, THEN STOPPED, FORCED LANDING ON ROAD WITH CENTER DIVIDING AND STEEP CROWN ON SHOULDER. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ROAD TO THE RIGHT, ON STEEP CROWN AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK SMALL TREES, TURNING AIRCRAFT AROUND, AIRCRAFT SLID BACKWARDS, LEFT WING IMPACTING SMALL TREES. DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP, LEFT WING, RIGHT FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportN Little Rock, ARloss of engine power due to failure of the crankshaft. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Mar 26, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4802H · 1

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

Accident 20070720015069ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Scribner, NE(-23) While landing on runway 17, at the Scribner State airfield, Scribner, Nebraska, the pilot lost control allowing the aircraft to ground loop, damaging a runway light and collapsing the right landing gear. Wind 110 degrees at 09 KTS.Jul 20, 2007 · Substantial damage