# Incident 19810227006449I: Piper PA28RT201, Deming, NM, February 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1981, 07:45 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2631° N, 107.7525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deming, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2631&lon=-107.7525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3072Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3072Z-1983-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,354 total, 21 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810227006449I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED WHEN RIGHT TANK WENT DRY. SWITCHED TO LEFT TANK BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. WHEELS UP LANDING.

## Other reports on N3072Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19820824055059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824055059A), Aug 24, 1982: Piper PA28RT201T (N3072Z), Chromo, CO, Destroyed. Engine quit during cruise. Aircraft caught fire during emergency landing and was destroyed.

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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