# Accident 19970326003749A: Piper PA17, Little Rock, AR, March 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8298° N, 92.2901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8298&lon=-92.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4802H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4802H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326003749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW97LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA141), Mar 26, 1997: Piper PA-17 (N4802H), N Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss 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.

## Other reports on N4802H (1)

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

- [Accident 20070720015069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720015069A), Jul 20, 2007: Piper PA17 (N4802H), Scribner, NE, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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