# Accident 19970930029239A: Mrchti F260, Santa Rosa, NM, September 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, NM
- Airport: Santa Rosa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9361° N, 104.6750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9361&lon=-104.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti F.260 (registry code 8121206, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-f-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-E4A5 (registry code 42341, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-e4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI F260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 14 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970930029239A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ENROUTE NEAR FUELING STOP Q58. DAMAGED F260 LANDING ON DIRT ROAD. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW97LA371.

## 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 FTW97LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA371), Sep 30, 1997: Siai-Marchetti F.260 (N260MT), Santa Rosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper planning/decision by the pilot, which led to fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N260MT (1)

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

- [Incident 20210519009159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210519009159I), May 19, 2021: Siai-Marchetti F.260 (N260MT), Carson City, NV, Minor damage. Subsequent to landing, the right main landing gear collapsed during rollout. Investigation indicates that main landing gear push pull tube p/n 260-14-22-3 bent…

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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