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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Chromo, CO · August 24, 1982

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Date: August 24, 1982 · 06:00 local
Place: Chromo, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3072Z
Reported as: Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360FB
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 711 total23 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N3072ZRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 1983 · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-7931178 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201T

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What happened

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Engine quit during cruise. Aircraft caught fire during emergency landing and was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AND WAS DESTROYED.

Other reports on N3072Z · 1

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

Incident 19810227006449INormal Cruise · Deming, NMEngine stopped when right tank went dry. Switched to left tank but engine would not start. Wheels up landing.Feb 27, 1981 · Minor damage