36.0040° N, 106.0701° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Española, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 11, 1989 · 14:45 local
Place
Espanola, NM
Airport
Espanola Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3291
Reported as
Amtr Grtlksrep
Reported engine
FCD 6440*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total52 in this make and model15 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.
Fuel pressure drop on downwind. Boost pump no help. Engine quit, struck wires trying to land on a road.
As the FAA filed it
FUEL PRESSURE DROP ON DOWNWIND. BOOST PUMP NO HELP. ENGINE QUIT, STRUCK WIRES TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD.