31.7587° N, 106.4869° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 22, 1985 · 13:45 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6921J
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
888 total479 in this make and model28 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.
Engine ceased to operate due to fuel exhaustion. Landed on a dirt road without damage.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD WITHOUT DAMAGE.