# Accident 19780807043119A: Piper PA24400, Hobbs, NM, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Hobbs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N8289P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8289P-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,029 total, 308 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807043119A

## Narrative

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

L & R MAIN FUEL TANKS FULL,AUX TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 DEN79FQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQG04), Aug 7, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8289P), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8289P (1)

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

- [Accident 19891119045909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119045909A), Nov 19, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N8289P), Vancouver, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Departed into low ceiling and visibility. Lost control on climbout and crashed. VFR pilot also lacked recent time.

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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