# Accident 19750319005719A: Piper PA31, Hobbs, NM, March 19, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1975
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.7305° N, 103.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobbs, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7305&lon=-103.1614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7245L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7245L-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 32 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750319005719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN75FQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQG06), Mar 19, 1975: Piper PA-31 (N7245L), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7245L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780202005489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202005489I), Feb 2, 1978: Piper PA31 (N7245L), North Jackson, OH, Minor damage. Pilot making one engine landing lost directional control. Oil had leaked out of newly installed vacuum pump.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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