# NTSB FTW83LA411: Piper PA28R-201T, N47402, Anton Chico, NM, September 2, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 2, 1983, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Anton Chico, NM
- Coordinates: 35.199111, -105.14083 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1991&lon=-105.1408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA411
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21039/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA411

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - fuel system,line fitting - fatigue (cause)
  - inadequate quality control, manufacturer (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47402-1993-10-06), registration cancelled 1993-10-06, S/N 28R7703371 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R-201T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7703371
- Airframe hours: 1570
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830902046129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902046129A), Sep 2, 1983: Piper PA28R201T, Anton Chico, NM, Destroyed. Mist on windshield and power lost. Crash landed in desert. Fuel line to fuel controller brass fitting failed.

## Other investigations on N47402 (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 FTW93FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA105), Mar 15, 1993: Piper PA-28R-201T (N47402), Radium Springs, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S VACUUM SYSTEM. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, SNOW, THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN…

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.

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