36.0047° N, 104.7092° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wagon Mound, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 13, 1988 · 20:45 local
Place
Wagon Mound, NM
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N55491
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total70 in this make and model20 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.
Ran low on fuel. Precautionary landing on a highway. Had unforecasted headwinds.
As the FAA filed it
RAN LOW ON FUEL. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. HAD UNFORECASTED HEADWINDS.