# Accident 20200715011979A: Piper PA-30, Vaughn, NM, July 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2020, 11:10 local time
- Place: Vaughn, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5983° N, 105.1986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5983&lon=-105.1986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8488Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8488Y-2023-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200715011979A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 17, 2020, A PIPER PA-30 REGISTERED TO TAILWIND SOCIETY LLC. LANDED OFF AIRPORT 15 NM SOUTH OF VAUGHN, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS TO SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM AIRPORT, AUSTIN TEXAS ON JULY 17, 2020 AT 0830 CST.

## 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 WPR20LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA223), Jul 15, 2020: Piper PA 30 (N8488Y), Vaughn, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of power in the right engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the manufacturer-recommended procedure after the loss of power in…

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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