Piper PA-28 N5280T
30 September 1974 · Farmington, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 September 1974 at about 15:15 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5280T, operated by Hawk Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Farmington, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmington, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5280T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hawk Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4148
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L TANK EMPTY, FUEL AVBL R TANK.FLEW INTO ROCK ME SA.LVL TERRAIN AVBL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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