# Accident 19960727020179A: Piper PA25235, Moriarty, NM, July 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Airport: Moriarty Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7410° N, 105.8601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7410&lon=-105.8601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7469Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7469Z-1999-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,222 total, 272 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727020179A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBING GLIDER TOW LOST POWER. GLIDER RELEASED. LANDED. RUTTED FIELD. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. LEFT MAIN FOLDED. (-23) ON JULY 27, 1996 AT 1500 CDT PIPER PA-25 N7469Z DEPARTED RWY 26 AT MORIARITY AIRPORT TOWING A GLIDER. AT APPROX 400 FT ENGINE LOST POWER, TOWED PLANE WAS RELEASED, PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE. DEEP RUTS WERE ENCOUNTERED WHICH BROKE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF. THE LEFT WING HAD DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BEFORE THIS INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED.

## 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 FTW96LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA323), Jul 27, 1996: Piper PA-25-235 (N7469Z), Moriarity, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N7469Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810514026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514026249A), May 14, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N7469Z), Durham, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed in flooded rice field. Nosed over. Found loss of compression from stuck valve.

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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