- Date
- September 2, 1983, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Anton Chico, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N47402Piper PA28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830902046129A
- Case key
- 21039
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flt, the plt heard a 'pop' noise which was followed by a loss of power. The fuel flow indicated zero & he was unable to start the eng. During a forced landing, the left wing hit a bush which caused the acft to swerve & the main gear to collapse. An investigation revealed that a fuel line fitting, imperial brass pn 120B, had failed from fatigue due to a manufacturing defect.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47402
- Reported as
- Piper PA28R-201T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7703371
- Airframe hours
- 1,570
- Engine
- Continental TSI0-360-FB1, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fashion Corner Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1983 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- DUC · Duncan, OK
- Destination
- SAF · Santa Fe, NM
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 794 total · 423 in this make and model · 696 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 11,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 50 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.
Other investigations on N47402 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.