- Date
- March 19, 1975
- Place
- Hobbs, NM · HOBBS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7245LPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750319005719A
- Case key
- 148348
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0635 75/3/19 NR.HOBBS,NM PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0045 N7245L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 31, 2300 TOTAL HOURS, 32 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITES CITY,NM HOBBS,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT POS BOTH FUEL SEL OFF.SET UP FORCED LDG,THEN CAUGHT ERROR.REGAINED PWR AT TOO LOW ALT.HIT WIRE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7245L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7245LRegistration cancelled May 12, 2015 · Piper PA-31Airframe modelPiper PA-31Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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