# Accident 19950701016079A: Piper PA32260, Farmington, NM, July 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1995, 07:33 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7503° N, 108.1802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7503&lon=-108.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4823T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4823T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 396 total, 246 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701016079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. IMPACTED HARD ON RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY LEFT AUX TANK.

## 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 FTW95LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA275), Jul 1, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N4823T), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO VERIFY THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR POSITION AND THE RESULTANT FUEL STARVATION INDUCED POWER LOSS.

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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