# Accident 19820101000239A: Piper PA28161, Hobbs, NM, January 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1982, 13:15 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N44832, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44832-1982-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820101000239A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW82DA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA034), Jan 1, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N44832), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage

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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