30.3711° N, 104.0175° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MARFA MUNI (MRF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 17, 1985 · 17:00 local
Place
Marfa, TX
Airport
Marfa
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N738ZJ
Reported as
Cessna TR182
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,476 total24 in this make and model45 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.
As pilot added power on short final,engine responded then quit. Landed short. Airman allowed engine to load up.
As the FAA filed it
AS PILOT ADDED POWER ON SHORT FINAL,ENGINE RESPONDED THEN QUIT. LANDED SHORT. AIRMAN ALLOWED ENGINE TO LOAD UP.