19930213004329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Magdalena, NM · February 13, 1993

Date
February 13, 1993 · 01:00 local
Place
Magdalena, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2187R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW93LA087
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
155 total

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What happened

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

Low on fuel. Unable to make vectored airport. Crashed on mountain upslope as engine quit. No usable fuel onboard.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FUEL. UNABLE TO MAKE VECTORED AIRPORT. CRASHED ON MOUNTAIN UPSLOPE AS ENGINE QUIT. NO USABLE FUEL ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

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