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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Farmington, NM · September 30, 1974

Date
September 30, 1974
Place
Farmington, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5280T
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN75AQA15
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
335 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

L tank empty,fuel avbl r tank. Flew into rock me sa. Lvl terrain avbl.

As the FAA filed it

L TANK EMPTY,FUEL AVBL R TANK.FLEW INTO ROCK ME SA.LVL TERRAIN AVBL.

NTSB investigation

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