# Incident 19890714037649I: Cessna R172K, Hobbs, NM, July 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1989, 18:05 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N1074V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1074V-1997-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,875 total, 131 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714037649I

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED TO FLY LOW ON DEPARTURE. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. LANDED IN FIELD. SUSPECT DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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