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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Zumwalt Dennis L ZUMWALTS SKY BOLT · Deming, NM · March 23, 2019

Date: March 23, 2019 · 11:30 local
Place: Deming, NM
Airport: Bennet Field, Deming Nm
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N254PM
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19LA101
Reported as: Zumwalt Dennis L Zumwalts SKY Bolt
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total17 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N254PMRegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2021 · Zumwalt Dennis L ZUMWALTS SKY BOLTS/N 1ZB · Built 2003 Airframe modelZumwalt Dennis L ZUMWALTS SKY BOLT Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 23, 2019, at 1130 MDT, a Zumwalts Sky Bolt, N254PM, registered to privacy data omitted crashed shortly after take-off at Deming, new Mexico, while on a personal flight. Visual meterorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the certificated pilot was seriously injured. The flight originated at a Bennet field in Deming, new Mexico, on March 23, 2019 at 1150 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 23, 2019, AT 1130 MDT, A ZUMWALTS SKY BOLT, N254PM, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AT DEMING, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A BENNET FIELD IN DEMING, NEW MEXICO, ON MARCH 23, 2019 AT 1150 MDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR19LA101Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDeming, NMThe pilot’s failure to properly position the fuel selector before takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Mar 23, 2019 · Substantial damage