19890114000459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Albuquerque, NM · January 14, 1989

Date
January 14, 1989 · 10:30 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Coronado Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5983P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89FA061
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
268 total3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Stalled and crashed trying to turn back. Fuel selector on empty tank other was full.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED AND CRASHED TRYING TO TURN BACK. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK OTHER WAS FULL.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5983P · 1

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