- Date
- November 3, 1985, 09:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ranchos De Taos, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4351JPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851103055749A
- Case key
- 16881
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - starvationFactor
Fuel tank selector position - improperCause
Lack of experienceCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - none suitableCause
Analysis
The plt stated that during takeoff, after a touch and go, the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion. The acft nosed over during a forced landing in a sage brush covered fld 3/4 of a mile north of the rwy. According to the plt, he failed to switch the fuel tanks during the 1.2 hour local flt which preceeded the touch and go.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4351J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-22729
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harvey Judges
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · April 1, 1985 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- SKX · Taos Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 43 total · 38 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 46 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALS, 59 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.