Piper PA-24-250 N7064P

Summary

On 22 July 2004 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N7064P was involved in an accident near Model, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 July 2004 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Model, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Perry Stokes (TAD)

Coordinates

37.2517, -104.3344

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N7064P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Vegas → Lamar

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN04CA121

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While en route on a cross-country flight, the pilot noted that the fuel gauges read low. Subsequently the airplane's engine lost power. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted a pinion tree causing substantial damage. An examination of the airplane showed no fuel in either fuel tank. No other anomalies were found.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.