On November 3, 1985, a Piper PA-28-140 (registration N4351J) was involved in an aviation accident near Ranchos DE Taos, NM. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks during the flight, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent engine failure. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
A pilot failed to switch fuel tanks during a local flight, leading to engine failure on touch-and-go and a nose-over landing in sagebrush.
The pilot reported that the engine quit during takeoff after executing a touch-and-go maneuver. The aircraft nosed over while attempting a forced landing in a field covered with sage brush, located three-quarters of a mile north of the runway.
According to the pilot, he failed to switch the fuel tanks during the 1.2-hour local flight that preceded the touch-and-go attempt. This oversight resulted in fuel exhaustion.
The pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks during the flight, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent engine failure.
A pilot failed to switch fuel tanks during a local flight, leading to engine failure on touch-and-go and a nose-over landing in sagebrush.
The accident on 3 Nov 1985 involved a Piper PA-28-140, registration N4351J, at Ranchos DE Taos, NM.
The pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks during the flight, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent engine failure.
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