# Accident 20070622011719A: Piper PA32301T, Santa Fe, NM, June 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2007, 13:23 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6167° N, 106.0861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6167&lon=-106.0861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8207Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8207Z-2008-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070622011719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN AN APPROACH TO KSAF RUNWAY 28 WITH WINDS REPORTED TO BE FROM 330 @ 26, G45. HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND DIVERT TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM. AT APPROXIMATELY 7300 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A MESA, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SW OF KSAF. MARKS ON THE GROUND INDICATE A GROUND RUN OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON A PRAIRIE DOG MOUND. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR LEGS AND THE RIGHT WING WERE SHEARED OFF. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT WING AND NO FUEL IN THE LEFT WING. FUEL SELECTOR LEVER WAS IN THE LEFT TANK POSITION. NO FUEL SPILLS WERE EVIDENT IN THE AREA.

## 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 DEN07CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA105), Jun 22, 2007: Piper PA-32-301T (N8207Z), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, and improper in-flight decisions resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N8207Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19860111000519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860111000519A), Jan 11, 1986: Piper PA32301T (N8207Z), Saginaw, TX, Substantial damage. Mistook street for the runway. Aircraft struck a curb and ditch.

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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