- Date
- April 18, 1983, 12:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Socorro, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5064PPiper PA 24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830418015479A
- Case key
- 20869
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was returning from a cross-country flt and crash landed about 1 mile from the arpt when the engine quit. The pilot said he added power to reach the rwy but the engine would not respond. The acft impacted the ground and slid to a stop. An FAA representative visited the scene about 3 hours after the accident. He stated he could find no fuel in either tank and no evidence of fuel leakage. He also stated that the throttle cable appeared to be in proper order. The acft was not refueled at its enroute stop. The total flt time was 4 hours and 39 minutes since refueling.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5064P
- Reported as
- Piper PA 24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-70
- Airframe hours
- 5,300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert A. Dragon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1982 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- RTN · Raton, NM
- Destination
- ONM · Socorro, NM
- Airport
- ONM · Socorro, runway 15, 5,848 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 395 total · 32 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.