# Accident 20190323001889A: Zumwalt Dennis L ZUMWALTS SKY BOLT, Deming, NM, March 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Airport: Bennet Field, Deming Nm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2602° N, 107.7497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2602&lon=-107.7497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254PM-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zumwalt Dennis L ZUMWALTS SKY BOLT (registry code 05615EK, https://openairdocs.org/model/zumwalt-dennis-l-zumwalts-sky-bolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZUMWALT DENNIS L ZUMWALTS SKY BOLT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 17 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190323001889A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA101), Mar 23, 2019: Dennis l Zumbalt SKY Bolt (N254PM), Deming, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly position the fuel selector before takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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