# Incident 19970830044119I: Piper PA22108, Fredericksburg, VA, August 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Airport: Shannon Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2669° N, 77.4492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHANNON (EZF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2669&lon=-77.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5894Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5894Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830044119I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED IN CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SHORT OF SHANNON AIRPORT. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE COWL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRFT HAD ADEQUATE FUEL ONBOARD TO REACH SHANNON AIRPORT (EZF).

## Other reports on N5894Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19790926030999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926030999A), Sep 26, 1979: Piper PA22108 (N5894Z), Port Royal, VA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made a precautionary landing due to approaching darkness. Flipped over.

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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