# NTSB DEN77DQG11: Piper PA-28, N32574, Hobbs, NM, September 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: Hobbs, NM · HOBBS, NM
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2769   77/9/7  NR.HOBBS, NM          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 8875
        TIME - 1620                    N32574              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAITE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOBBS, NM                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- FENCE ACROSS RWY.STUDENT SICK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32574](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32574), registered now, S/N 28-7515191, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waite Ranch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770907029899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907029899A), Sep 7, 1977: Piper PA28151, Hobbs, TX, Substantial damage. Fence across rwy. Student sick.

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.

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