# Accident 20040625011239A: Piper PA32R300, Dalhart, TX, June 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2004, 15:45 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0225° N, 102.5472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0225&lon=-102.5472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49KG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49KG-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040625011239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 25, 2004, AIRCRAFT N49KG, PIPER MODEL PA 32R-300, DEPARTED RTN (RATON, NEW MEXICO) ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT TO H45 (SEMINOLE, OKLAHOMA). AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 CDT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10,400 FEET MSL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A PASTURE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 21 MILES NORTH AND ONE MILE WEST OF DALHART, TEXAS, ON HIGHWAY 385. THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND THE LANDING GEAR FAILED UPON LANDING. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, FUSELAGE, ENGINE MOUNT, AND PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR TO THE THREE PASSENGERS. BOTH FUEL TANKS CONTAINED BLUISH-COLORED FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK, THE THROTTLE WAS FULLY FORWARD, MIXTURE RICH, PROP CONTROL FORWARD, MAG SWITCHES OFF, AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHES OFF. THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) WAS RESET TO "OFF". FUEL DRAINED FROM THE FLOW DIVIDER AND THE FUEL FLOW WAS POSITIVE WHEN THE BOOST PUMP WAS ACTIVATED. THE OIL DIPSTICK DISPLAYED NORMAL OIL QUANTITY. THE DISTANCE FROM IMPACT TO RESTING POINT WAS 137 FEET 10 INCHES.

## 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 FTW04LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA169), Jun 25, 2004: Piper PA-32R-300 (N49KG), Dalhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to a corroded magneto for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N49KG (2)

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

- [Incident 20090220003559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090220003559I), Feb 20, 2009: Piper PA32R300 (N49KG), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. February 20, 2009 aircraft N49KG operated by the PIC, was executing touch and goes. On his fourth touch and go, the aircraft became airborne and the pilot…
- [Incident 19940726031989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940726031989I), Jul 26, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N49KG), Boynton, OK. Narrative: engine lost power and the pilot elected to land on highway 72, south of Boynton, Oklahoma with no damage or injuries. An m or d report will be…

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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