# Accident 19970906025689A: Piper PA22160, Sheilds, KS, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sheilds, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4796° N, 100.4595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4796&lon=-100.4595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9228D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9228D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,357 total, 28 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025689A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER LEAVING FARM FIELD. LANDED TALL SUNFLOWERS. NOSED OVER. IDLED 8YRS. HAD FLUSHED REFUELED TANKS.

## 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 CHI97LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA286), Sep 6, 1997: Piper PA-22 (N9228D), Shields, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power from undetermined reasons.

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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