# Accident 19850429014469A: Piper PA32300, El Paso, TX, April 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1985, 16:24 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7992° N, 106.3609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7992&lon=-106.3609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4050W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 3 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850429014469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW85LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA206), Apr 29, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N4050W), El Paso, TX, 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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