- Date
- April 29, 1985, 16:24 local (22:24 UTC)
- Place
- El Paso, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4050WPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850429014469A
- Case key
- 21738
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft contacted trees during a forced landing on a golf course. The plt's company had just completed an overhaul on the eng which quit shortly after takeoff when the plt turned off the electric boost pump. Examination of the eng's fuel system revealed a burned out fuse in the fuel boost pump. The plt suspected water contamination in the fuel as the acft was washed just prior to this flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4050W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-40069
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John B. Clifton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- ELP · El Paso Intl
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,400 total · 3 in this make and model · 5,300 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ELP, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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