19850429014469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · El Paso, TX · April 29, 1985

Date
April 29, 1985 · 16:24 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4050W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA206
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total3 in this make and model58 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.

Turned off boost pump during climb and engine quit. Struck trees during landing. Fuel boost pump fuse burned out.

As the FAA filed it

TURNED OFF BOOST PUMP DURING CLIMB AND ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING. FUEL BOOST PUMP FUSE BURNED OUT.

NTSB investigation

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