19820101000239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Hobbs, NM · January 1, 1982

Date
January 1, 1982 · 13:15 local
Place
Hobbs, NM
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44832
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA034
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
37 total37 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot tried to land on a farm road. Wheels struck an unseen wire. Crash landed off side of road.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON A FARM ROAD. WHEELS STRUCK AN UNSEEN WIRE. CRASH LANDED OFF SIDE OF ROAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.