# Accident 19970211001479A: Cessna 2105, Hobbs, NM, February 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Lea County-Hobbs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7291° N, 103.1599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7291&lon=-103.1599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1866Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1866Z-1997-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970211001479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT ON SHORT FINAL AND CRASHED IN A FIELD JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 FTW97LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA102), Feb 11, 1997: Cessna 210-5 (N1866Z), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons. A factor was the pilot's continued flight after a fuel consumption anomaly was encountered.

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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