# Accident 19890114000459A: Piper PA24, Albuquerque, NM, January 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1960° N, 106.5756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Coronado Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1960&lon=-106.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5983P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5983P-1990-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA061), Jan 14, 1989: Piper PA-24-180 (N5983P), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE STOPPAGE FROM FUEL STARVATION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE FULLEST TANK FOR TAKEOFF. IN ADDITION THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT DURING THE FORCED LANDING…

## Other reports on N5983P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801030083029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030083029A), Oct 30, 1980: Piper PA24 (N5983P), Holbrook, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway.

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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