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FTW82DA364

1982-09-04 · FARMINGTON, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FMN

N6088B has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 ECUREUIL, built 1993), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE ONCE. IT RAN FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND STOPPED AGAIN. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA364.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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