# Accident 19930213004329A: Piper PA28180, Magdalena, NM, February 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1993, 01:00 local time
- Place: Magdalena, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1105° N, 107.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1105&lon=-107.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2187R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2187R-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930213004329A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW93LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA087), Feb 13, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N2187R), Magdalena, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. FACTORS WERE THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND THE DARK NIGHT

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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