19830418015479A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA24 · Socorro, NM · April 18, 1983

Date
April 18, 1983 · 12:20 local
Place
Socorro, NM
Airport
Socorro
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5064P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA196
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
395 total32 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Ran out of fuel on final. Crash landed short of runway on an upslope embankment. Misjudged high altitude burn rate.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON AN UPSLOPE EMBANKMENT. MISJUDGED HIGH ALTITUDE BURN RATE.

NTSB investigation

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