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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31 · Hobbs, NM · March 19, 1975

Date
March 19, 1975
Place
Hobbs, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7245L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN75FQG06
Reported as
Piper PA31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total32 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Plt pos both fuel sel off. Set up forced ldg,then caught error. Regained pwr at too low alt. Hit wire

As the FAA filed it

PLT POS BOTH FUEL SEL OFF.SET UP FORCED LDG,THEN CAUGHT ERROR.REGAINED PWR AT TOO LOW ALT.HIT WIRE

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N7245L · 1

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