35.0850° N, 108.7883° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BLACK ROCK (NM1), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 22, 1996 · 17:20 local
Place
Zuni Pueblo, NM
Airport
Black Rock Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N84WC
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541E1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total10 in this make and model100 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.
Lost left engine FL230. Diverted to zun. Reduction gear box came apart. Disconnected prop from engine.
As the FAA filed it
LOST LEFT ENGINE FL230. DIVERTED TO ZUN. REDUCTION GEAR BOX CAME APART. DISCONNECTED PROP FROM ENGINE.