# Accident 19840227005439A: Piper STCPA23, Deming, NM, February 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From 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: N3253P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA23
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840227005439A

## Narrative

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

RAN LEFT AUXILIARY TANK DRY, ENGINE QUIT, COULD NOT RESTART. ON APPROACH TO ROAD RAN RIGHT AUXILIARY DRY,NO RESTART

## 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 DEN84LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA103), Feb 27, 1984: Piper PA-23-160 (N3253P), Deming, NM, substantial damage

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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