# Accident 20070930826409A: Piper PA28R201T, Taos, NM, September 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2007, 09:20 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4547° N, 105.6700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4547&lon=-105.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38765-2009-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,904 total, 294 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070930826409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF N38765, A PIPER MODEL PA28R-201T SINGLE ENGINE TURBO-CHARGED AIRPLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO EXPERIENCING A FIRE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TAOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SKX) NEAR TAOS, NEW MEXICO AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 LOCAL TIME. N38765 DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 8000 ASL AND EXPERIENCED A COUPLE OF SLIGHT DROPS IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THERE WAS SMELL OF FUEL THEN SMOKE. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO SKX AND TRIED TO MOVE THE ENGINE CONTROLS TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING TO GET BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT. THE PILOT GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 04 AT SKX AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TAOS PUEBLO RESERVATION LAND, WHICH WAS COVERED IN SAGE-BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE 'UP' POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE SAGE-BRUSH IN A WINGS LEVEL AND VERY SHALLOW DESCENT RATE SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET ON A BEARING OF APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A BEARING OF APPROXIMATELY 85 DEGREES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, ABOARD.

## 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 DEN07LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA166), Sep 30, 2007: Piper PA-28R-201T (N38765), Taos, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsecured B-nut fitting to the fuel return line which allowed for fuel spillage, an engine fire, and fuel exhaustion that led to the engine's subsequent failure. a factor contributing to the…

## Other reports on N38765 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840921073109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840921073109A), Sep 21, 1984: Piper PA28R201T (N38765), Henderson, KY, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure and engine quit. Landed sideways on a road and lost control. Oil filler tube had fallen out.

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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